kirsch

kirsch

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

sometimes kirsch′was·ser

Origin of kirsch

from German kirschwasser from kirsche, cherry (akin to Old English cirse from Germanic an unverified form kirissa from Classical Latin cerasus, cherry) + wasser, water

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kirsch

noun

A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries.

Origin of kirsch

French short for German Kirschwasser ; see kirschwasser .

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