Kaschn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, cherry fruit), from κερασός (kerasós, bird cherry), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɑʃn̩/

Noun

Kaschn f (plural Kaschn, diminutive Kascherl) (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. cherry
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