kirsch

[ keersh ]

/ kɪərʃ /

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noun

a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.

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Also called kirsch·was·ser

[keersh-vah-ser]. /ˈkɪərʃˌvɑ sər/.

Origin of kirsch

1810–20; <German Kirsch, shortened form of Kirschwasser, equivalent to Kirsch(e) cherry + Wasserwater

Words nearby kirsch

Kirovograd, Kirovohrad, kirpan, Kirribilli House, Kir Royale, kirsch, Kirstein, Kirsten, kirtan, Kirtland's warbler, kirtle

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How to use kirsch in a sentence

Kirsch has just completed his three-minute audition for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Clown College.
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Kirsch said private businesses paid for the Washington representation of the Centre.
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And the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children continued to list Zackary Lamar Kirsch as case number 820776.
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But, as Adam Kirsch writes, a new collection of essays shows how his political ideology changed him into a defender of oppression.
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For a generation Lionel Trilling was the only critic that mattered as a new book by Adam Kirsch explains.
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Potugin grew rather mixed, and he asked the waiter to bring him a little glass of kirsch-wasser.
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Well, I'll try a glass of kirsch; I like its perfume, its bitter and wild perfume that reminds me of the forest.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II.|Various
You may flavor with vanilla, maraschino, kirsch, or any liqueur you wish.
French Dishes for American Tables|Pierre Caron
Later, she also sent a message of praise concerning the omelette au Kirsch.
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley
He made friends with that door-keeper, took him out to supper, gave him a kirsch with his coffee and a cigar with his kirsch.
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British Dictionary definitions for kirsch

Kirsch

Kirschwasser (ˈkɪəʃˌvɑːsə)

/ (kɪəʃ) /

noun

a brandy distilled from cherries, made chiefly in the Black Forest in Germany and in the Jura and Vosges districts of France

Word Origin for Kirsch

German Kirschwasser cherry water

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