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kirsch
(kîrsh)n.
A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries.
[French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser.]
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Kirsch
(kɪəʃ) orKirschwasser
n
(Brewing) a brandy distilled from cherries, made chiefly in the Black Forest in Germany and in the Jura and Vosges districts of France
[German Kirschwasser cherry water]
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kirsch
(kɪərʃ)n.
a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries.
[1810–20; < German Kirsch]
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Noun | 1. | kirsch - from fermented juice of black morello cherries morello - cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice |
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