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  kirsch

  noun

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

  noun

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

kirsch

American  

[keersh] / kɪərʃ /

noun

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

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Kirsch British  

/ kɪəʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kirsch

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

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Example Sentences

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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

Try spooning flaming kirsch down its slopes in mesmerizing blue rivulets.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

And if you have any kirsch about the place, then add a splash to the batter and icing.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2015

After dinner and supper in the cabin, a glass or two of “Hennetti”—the genuine article this time, with the kirsch bouquet,—and five hours’ lounging on the trade-room counter, royalty embarked for home.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Times Book Prizes’ Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, emailed The Times a missive on the Catapult news.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Former Google employee Andreas Kirsch believes AI technology in warfare is not ready for the battlefield.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Dan Kirsch is a well-respected technical analyst for Jefferies, whose daily note on technical analysis has a wide following.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In “We Want to Believe,” Adam Kirsch says “there is no convincing reason to think that Earth has ever been visited by alien spaceships.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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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