1810–20; < German Kirsch, shortened form of Kirschwasser, equivalent to Kirsch ( e ) cherry + Wasser water
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Every night Nicole would recite her recipes of chestnut cream or a bavarois with strawberries soaked in kirsch.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2022
Black Forest cake is a delightful combination of chocolate cake, whipped cream, cherries and kirsch or kirschwasser, a clear cherry brandy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Felicity Cloake’s perfect version contains almond essence and kirsch – a morello cherry liqueur which she describes as “ridiculously expensive”.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2020
Try spooning flaming kirsch down its slopes in mesmerizing blue rivulets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
Use red pepper instead of black, splash in a jigger of kirsch but no white wine.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
David Kirsch at the University of Maryland said estimates of Musk's wealth are inevitably "highly speculative" because a large share depends on equity assets whose valuations depend on whether anticipated growth pans out.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Increased competition from generic competitors would generate a roughly $4 billion negative impact in 2026, Harry Kirsch, Novartis’s chief financial officer, said in a call with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Powdered stone worked. So did lizard’s blood and crocodile dung, and pig’s teeth and dolphin’s genitalia and frog’s sperm,” as psychologist Irving Kirsch later explained it.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
In 2011, he connected with Kirsch, and in 2023 the group published their reanalysis in BMJ Open, a peer-reviewed general medicine publication.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Herbert and his friend Johannes Kirsch worked their way up and down the streets, stuffing flyers into tenement mailboxes and doorways.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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