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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
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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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