What does cerise in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cerise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cerise in French.

The word cerise in French means cherry, cherry-red, cherry red, maraschino cherry, the icing on the cake, cherry stalk, sweet FA, cherry red, cherry-red, cherry tomato. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cerise

cherry

nom féminin (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Attention à ne pas avaler le noyau des cerises !
Be careful not to swallow cherry stones.

cherry-red

adjectif invariable (rare (couleur)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle portait de jolies chaussettes cerise.
She was wearing pretty cherry-red socks.

cherry red

nom masculin (rare (couleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous trouvons que le cerise te va mieux que le carmin.
We think cherry red suits you better than crimson.

maraschino cherry

nom féminin (cerise dans de l'alcool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the icing on the cake

nom féminin (figuré (bonus)

cherry stalk

nom féminin (attache de cerise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les queues de cerises sont les pédoncules utilisés en herboristerie pour soigner certaines affections.

sweet FA

nom féminin (figuré (pas grand chose, rien du tout) (UK, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Et toi, qu'as-tu as eu comme cadeau ? Moi, des queues de cerises !

cherry red

nom masculin (nuance de rouge vif) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cherry-red

adjectif invariable (de couleur rouge cerise) (color)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

cherry tomato

nom féminin (mini tomate) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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