Cerise
/səˈriːz/noun
A bright pinkish-red color, or a ripe cherry.
Did you know?Cerise entered English through French, and French cerise comes from Latin cerasum, ultimately tied to the cherry tree that gave the color its name.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“to sharpen; horn, head, point”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kerasos
“cherry tree”
Latin
Latin
cerasum
“cherry”
Old French
Old French
cerise
“cherry”
Modern English
English
cerise
“a cherry-red color”