kirsch

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/kɪə(ɹ)ʃ//kɜː(ɹ)ʃ/

noun

A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

OriginFrench kirsch ← German Kirschwasser →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

kirsch1

nounkirsch (usually uncountable, plural kirsches)

plural kirsches

  1. capitalizedoftenuncountableusuallyA clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

Kirsch2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. GermanKirschwasser“cherry water”
  2. Frenchkirsch
  3. Englishkirsch

Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”). Doublet of cerise and cherry.

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Translations

Bulgarian кирш
  • кирш (kirš)clear brandy
Catalan kirsch
  • kirschclear brandy
Chinese Mandarin 基爾希 /基尔希
  • 基爾希 /基尔希 (Jī'ěrxī)surname
Esperanto kirŝo
  • kirŝoclear brandy
Finnish kirsikkaviina
  • kirsikkaviinaclear brandy
French kirsch
  • kirschclear brandy
German Kirschwasser
  • Kirschwasserclear brandy
Italian kirsch
  • kirschclear brandy
Japanese キルシュヴァッサー, キルシュ
  • キルシュヴァッサー (kirushuvassā)clear brandy
  • キルシュ (kirushu)clear brandy
Polish kirsch
  • kirschclear brandy
Portuguese kirsch, quirche
  • kirschclear brandy
  • quircheclear brandy
Spanish kirsch
  • kirschclear brandy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kirsch

mersh
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Anagrams

schrik
Cite this entry
APA

kirsch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirsch

MLA

“kirsch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirsch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirsch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirsch.

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