sour cherry
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- noun
- /ˈsaʊər ˈʧɛri/
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- Not your typical fruit salad, this blend gets a refreshing kick from organic sour cherries.
- sour cherry pie
- sour cherry jam
- fresh sour cherries
Examples
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He plucked out a sour cherry and popped it between his lips, then handed the bag back to me.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sour cherry pie comes in a bowl with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Add fresh or frozen sour cherries to smoothies, quick breads, pancakes, and, of course, pies.
Synonyms
A small tree that makes tart red cherries often used in cooking and jam
A small tree from Europe and Asia that makes red or dark sour cherries used for pies
A sour cherry tree grown for dark cherries and dark juice
A sour cherry tree that makes pale red fruit with almost clear juice
A small sour cherry tree that makes pale red fruit with clear juice
Antonyms
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The colour meaning is compositional: it denotes the hue of sour cherries, so knowing 'sour' (tart) and 'cherry' (the fruit) allows a learner to infer a reddish colour. Naming colours after objects/foods is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily grasp the approximate shade even if they cannot pinpoint the exact nuance.
Etymology
Sour cherry names a small cherry that tastes 'tart' or slightly sour and was often used in jams and pies. That's why sour cherry means the tart red fruit people cook with.