A cherry or the cherry tree; a Spanish and Portuguese word that has entered some English texts, particularly botanical or culinary contexts.
From Spanish/Portuguese 'cereza', derived from Latin 'cerasea' (cherry), which itself comes from Greek 'keras'. The word traveled from Mediterranean languages through trade.
Cereza is a perfect example of how food words migrate through languages—the word for cherry traveled from Greek to Latin to Spanish to Portuguese, and English borrowed it back when discussing Spanish cuisine or imported fruit varieties.
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