cerise

adj

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

1. Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

name

1. A female given name from French.
2. A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

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

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

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

   “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 […]”