sciresa

Lombard

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Pronunciation

• (Milan) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈreːza/
• Hyphenation: sci‧ré‧sa

Noun

sciresa f (plural scires) (Classical Milanese orthography)

1. cherry (fruit)
2. cherry tree

References

• Francesco Cherubini, Vocabolario milanese-italiano, Volume 4, 1843, p. 156