English → Latin
“cherry” in Latin
The English word cherry itself goes back to Latin cerasium, through ceresia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cherry
cerasum. Cherry-tree, cera-sus (also the fruit in Propertius). Cherry-orchard, *locus cerasis consitus. Cherry-colored, cerasïnus. Cherry-tree gum, *resina cerasina (not gummi). Cherry-wine, *vinum e cerasis factum (after Pallad). Cherry-stone, os cerasi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cherry?
- The usual Latin words for “cherry” are cerasus, cĕrăsĭnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.