kirsch

Variant of kirschwasser

kirschwasser definition

kirsch·was·ser (kirs̸h′väs′ər)

noun

a colorless alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of black cherries
often kirsch

Etymology: Ger < kirsche, cherry, akin to OE cirse < Gmc *kirissa < L cerasus, cherry + wasser, water

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