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cherry

1. noun BOT tree2. noun BOT sour cherry tree3. noun BOT bird cherry tree4. noun BOT, COOK fruit5. noun colour6. adjective of red colour
phrases
 1 (also cherry tree) noun BOT treecrann silínísweet cherry crann silíní fiáin 2 (also sour cherry, morello cherry) noun BOT sour cherry treecrann silíní searbha
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3 (also bird cherry) noun BOT bird cherry treedonnroisc masc4  c m u 4 noun BOT, COOK fruitsilín masc4  c m usweet cherry silín fiáin 5 (also cherry red) noun colourcaordhearg masc1  c m u 6 (also cherry red) adjective of red colourcaordhearg adj1  c m u
phrases

to lose your cherry

 (also

to pop your cherry

) informaldo chuid a chailleadh

a bite at the cherry

 seans  c m udeis  c m uto get a second bite at the cherry seans eile a fháil, an dara deis a fháil

bowl of cherries

 life is a bowl of cherries for some people tá saol iontach ag daoine áirithe, tá daoine ann a bhfuil saol breá bog acu, tá saol an mhadra bháin ag daoine áirithe

the cherry on the cake

 an dlaoi mhullaighthat puts the cherry on the cake cuireann sé sin an dlaoi mhullaigh air, cuireann sé sin barr maise air

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