"cheri" meaning in Middle English

See cheri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɛriː/, /ˈtʃiriː/ Forms: cheries [plural], chiri [alternative], chirie [alternative], chyry [alternative], chere [alternative], cherie [alternative], chery [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cheri, from Old Northern French cherise (“cherry”), from Vulgar Latin ceresia, a reinterpretation of the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium (cerasum, cerasus (“cherry tree”)), from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly derived from a language of Asia Minor. Displaced Old English ciris (also from Vulgar Latin ceresia), which died out after the Norman invasion and was replaced by the French-derived word. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|cheri}} Anglo-Norman cheri, {{der|enm|fro-nor|cherise||cherry}} Old Northern French cherise (“cherry”), {{der|enm|la-vul|ceresia}} Vulgar Latin ceresia, {{der|enm|la-lat|ceresium}} Late Latin ceresium, {{der|enm|la|cerasium}} Latin cerasium, {{der|enm|grc|κεράσιον||cherry fruit}} Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), {{cog|ang|ciris}} Old English ciris, {{cog|la-vul|ceresia}} Vulgar Latin ceresia Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cheri, {{enm-noun|cheries}} cheri (plural cheries)
  1. cherry (fruit)
    Sense id: en-cheri-enm-noun-52JTGs9N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Fruits, Trees Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fruits: 62 38 Disambiguation of Trees: 47 53
  2. (rare) cherry tree Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cheri-enm-noun-WsrcsxT4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Trees Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Trees: 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "w:University of Michigan"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʃɛriː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃiriː/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃiriː/"
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