sour cherry
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- noun
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color guinda
- For the photoshoot, the stylist chose a matte sour cherry lipstick to create a bold look.
Examples
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The designer specified a sour cherry fabric for the autumn collection's standout coat.
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She bought a pair of heels in sour cherry to wear with the navy suit.
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The dress was a beautiful sour cherry color.
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She painted the walls in a sour cherry hue.
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The artist chose a sour cherry hue for the accent wall in her studio.
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She applied a sour cherry lipstick that perfectly matched her dress.
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The fabric store had a beautiful sour cherry shade available for upholstery.
Synonyms
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Having a deep bright red color like ripe cherries
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A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
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A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
How Red
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 as a colour comes from the deep red of ripe sour cherries, so makers of paint and clothes used the fruit name to describe that shade. That's why calling something 'sour cherry' means a bold, deep red.