Etymology

rainier

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Today it means: A hybrid cherry cultivar, sweet with a thin skin and thick creamy-yellow flesh. Full definition →

French Rainier
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  1. French · borrowed fromRainier
  2. English todayRainier

Borrowed from French Rainier. The cherry was named after Mount Rainier.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.