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kirsch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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kirsch /kɪəʃ $ kɪrʃ/ noun [uncountable]  DFDa strong alcoholic drink made from cherry juice 樱桃酒〔一种烈性酒〕
Examples from the Corpus
kirschAdd cherries and kirsch, honey, and vinegar.Place one cake on a serving plate, spike all over with a skewer and lace with half the kirsch.Then add the Port-Salut, minced as thinly as possible, the kirsch and a pinch of Cayenne pepper.Mix the prepared fruit with the kirsch and divide equally among four small ramekins. 2.Crisp filo pastry slices are filled with bramley apple, sultanas, and black cherry with kirsch and must be served warm.Fruit and cream meringue nests Slice strawberries and drizzle with kirsch.Place the remaining cake on top of the cherries, spike and lace with kirsch as before. 7.I should like poached eggs, darling, on anchovy toast and strawberries with kirsch.
Origin kirsch (1800-1900) German kirschwasser cherry water
kirsch nounChinese
alcoholic drink strong Corpus from made juice cherry a


kirsch
kirsch /kɪəʃ $ kɪrʃ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: kirschwasser 'cherry water'
a strong alcoholic drink made from cherry juice


kirschBrE /kɪəʃ/ 🔊NAmE /kɪrʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a strong alcoholic drink made from cherries 樱桃白兰地;樱桃酒