cerise

What it means

1. countableuncountableA deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

   Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise.

   1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 67

   1 more example

   His bold patterns in vivid colours predated the arrival in Paris of the Ballets Russes, though his later designs reflect the canary yellows, bright blues, jades, cerises […]

   1980, Donald Pavey, Color, page 116

In a sentence

Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise.

1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 67

Where it comes from

1. Latincerasium
2. Vulgar Latinceresia
3. Frenchcerise
4. Englishcerise

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.