Kaschn
Bavarian
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)
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