Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Kirsch.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A spirituous liquor obtained by distilling the fruit of Prunus avium, a European wild cherry.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the small black cherry.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the variety Cerasus avium; kirsch.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German : Kirsche, cherry (from Middle High German kirse, kirsche, from Old High German kirsa, from Vulgar Latin *ceresia; see cherry) + Wasser, water (from Middle High German, from Old High German wassar; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]

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German Kirschwasser

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Examples

  • When the review was over we went to the Count's house, and there, for the first time in my life, I tasted kirschwasser, a very strong liquor distilled from cherries.

    She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

  • I like this...a little kirschwasser on the side...

    Black Forest Cupcakes kat 2008

  • Slightly drier was the kirschwasser from Oregon's Clear Creek Distillery, and though the sweetness of the cherries doesn't quite come through, the fruit is front and center.

    Do They Taste of Trumpets? 2008

  • Ah, so that explayns whut teh kirschwasser is for!

    Reading Caption: Ur Doin It Rong. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Often a bit of spirits—flavored schnapps or kirschwasser—is added as part of the hot liquid used to soften the pears.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • Heat the milk to 110°F and add it to the yeast along with the kirschwasser, butter, eggs, yolks, extract, salt, zest, sugar, and 2 cups flour.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • Heat the milk to 110°F and add it to the yeast along with the kirschwasser, butter, eggs, yolks, extract, salt, zest, sugar, and 2 cups flour.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • Often a bit of spirits—flavored schnapps or kirschwasser—is added as part of the hot liquid used to soften the pears.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • Often a bit of spirits—flavored schnapps or kirschwasser—is added as part of the hot liquid used to soften the pears.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • Heat the milk to 110°F and add it to the yeast along with the kirschwasser, butter, eggs, yolks, extract, salt, zest, sugar, and 2 cups flour.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

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