Phrase guide

sour cherry

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dwarf cherry, tart cherry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dwarf cherry, tart cherry

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, cherry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

acid cherries used for pies and preserves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cherry

Narrower terms: amarelle, morello

5

noun

Meaning 5

Australian tree with sour red fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Eugenia corynantha

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

6

noun

Meaning 6

rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sour cherry tree, Prunus cerasus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cherry, cherry tree

Narrower terms: amarelle, Prunus cerasus caproniana, morello, Prunus cerasus austera, marasca, marasca cherry, maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca

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Across languages

Translations

101 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բալենի (baleni) — Prunus cerasus
  • Azerbaijani: albalı — Prunus cerasus
  • Basque: gingondo — Prunus cerasus
  • Belarusian: ві́шня (víšnja) — Prunus cerasus
  • Bulgarian: ви́шна (víšna) — Prunus cerasus
  • Catalan: guinder — Prunus cerasus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫻桃樹 /樱桃树 (yīngtáoshù) — Prunus cerasus
  • Czech: višeň — Prunus cerasus
  • Danish: surkirsebær — Prunus cerasus
  • Finnish: hapankirsikka — Prunus cerasus
  • French: griotte — Prunus cerasus
  • Galician: guindeira — Prunus cerasus
  • German: Sauerkirsche — Prunus cerasus
  • German: Weichsel — Prunus cerasus
  • Greek: βυσσινιά (vyssiniá) — Prunus cerasus
  • Hungarian: meggyfa — Prunus cerasus
  • Indonesian: kersen — Prunus cerasus
  • Irish: crann silíní searbha — Prunus cerasus
  • Italian: amareno — Prunus cerasus
  • Italian: agriotto — Prunus cerasus
  • Japanese: スミミザクラ (sumimizakura) — Prunus cerasus
  • Laz: ვიშნე (vişne) — Prunus cerasus
  • Macedonian: ви́шна (víšna) — Prunus cerasus
  • Pannonian Rusyn: вишня (višnja) — Prunus cerasus
  • Polish: wiśnia — Prunus cerasus
  • Portuguese: ginjeira — Prunus cerasus
  • Romanian: vișin — Prunus cerasus
  • Russian: ви́шня (víšnja) — Prunus cerasus
  • Serbo-Croatian: вишња — Prunus cerasus
  • Serbo-Croatian: višnja — Prunus cerasus
  • Slovak: višňa — Prunus cerasus
  • Slovene: višnja — Prunus cerasus
  • Lower Sorbian: wišńa — Prunus cerasus
  • Upper Sorbian: wišeń — Prunus cerasus
  • Spanish: guindo — Prunus cerasus
  • Spanish: cerezo ácido — Prunus cerasus
  • Spanish: cerezo de Morello — Prunus cerasus
  • Swedish: surkörsbär — Prunus cerasus
  • Swedish: surkörsbärsträd — Prunus cerasus
  • Turkish: vişne — Prunus cerasus
  • Ukrainian: ви́шня (výšnja) — Prunus cerasus
  • Volapük: züdöfacelep — Prunus cerasus
  • Volapük: züdöfacelabim — Prunus cerasus
  • Yiddish: ווײַנשלבוים (vaynshlboym) — Prunus cerasus
  • Albanian: vishnjë — fruit
  • Armenian: բալ (bal) — fruit
  • Azerbaijani: albalı — fruit
  • Azerbaijani: vişnə — fruit
  • Basque: ginga — fruit
  • Belarusian: ві́шня (víšnja) — fruit
  • Bulgarian: ви́шна (víšna) — fruit
  • Catalan: guinda — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫻桃 /樱桃 (yīngtáo) — fruit
  • Czech: višně — fruit
  • Danish: surkirsebær — fruit
  • Dutch: zure kers — fruit
  • Dutch: morel — fruit
  • Dutch: kriek — fruit
  • Esperanto: grioto — fruit
  • Finnish: hapankirsikka — fruit
  • French: griotte — fruit
  • French: morelle — fruit
  • Galician: guinda — fruit
  • Georgian: ალუბალი (alubali) — fruit
  • German: Sauerkirsche — fruit
  • German: Weichsel — fruit
  • Greek: βύσσινο (výssino) — fruit
  • Hungarian: meggy — fruit
  • Indonesian: kersen — fruit
  • Irish: silín searbh — fruit
  • Italian: amarena — fruit
  • Italian: marasca — fruit
  • Italian: visciola — fruit
  • Italian: agriotta — fruit
  • Japanese: スミミザクラ (sumimizakura) — fruit
  • Northern Kurdish: albalû — fruit
  • Northern Kurdish: fişne — fruit
  • Ladino: vijna — fruit
  • Ladino: vishna — fruit
  • Laz: ვიშნე (vişne) — fruit
  • Macedonian: ви́шна (víšna) — fruit
  • Mingrelian: ქვიშნაბული (kvišnabuli) — fruit
  • Persian: آلبالو (âlbâlu) — fruit
  • Polish: wiśnia — fruit
  • Portuguese: ginja — fruit
  • Portuguese: amarena — fruit
  • Romanian: vișină — fruit
  • Russian: ви́шня (víšnja) — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: вишња — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: višnja — fruit
  • Slovak: višňa — fruit
  • Slovene: višnja — fruit
  • Spanish: guinda — fruit
  • Swedish: surkörsbär — fruit
  • Turkish: vişne — fruit
  • Turkish: albalı — fruit
  • Turkish: ekşi kiraz — fruit
  • Ukrainian: ви́шня (výšnja) — fruit
  • Volapük: züdöfacel — fruit
  • Welsh: ceiriosen ddu — fruit
  • Yiddish: ווײַנשל (vaynshl) — fruit