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How to Say "cherry red" in Spanish

The Spanish word forcherry redis cerezaA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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cereza

nounA1
describing a color
Two bright red cherries with green stems and a single green leaf.

Examples

Me gusta comer una cereza dulce después de cenar.

I like to eat a sweet cherry after dinner.

Compramos un kilo de cerezas frescas en el mercado local.

We bought a kilo of fresh cherries at the local market.

La tarta de queso está decorada con una cereza brillante.

The cheesecake is decorated with a shiny cherry.

Gender and Fruit

In Spanish, many fruit names end in '-a' and are feminine, while the trees they grow on often end in '-o' and are masculine.

Pluralization

To talk about more than one, simply add an '-s' to make it 'cerezas'.

Fruit vs. Tree

Mistake:Me gusta el olor del árbol de cereza.

Correction: Me gusta el olor del cerezo. Use 'cereza' for the fruit and 'cerezo' for the tree.

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