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CHER-ee/ˈtʃeri/

A cherry is a small round red (or black) fruit with a stone inside. Countable: a cherry, cherries. A strawberry is red but has seeds on the outside and no stone; a grape is smaller and grows in a bunch. Mix-up: cheery (happy) — extra e; and cherry vs sherry (a drink) — later.

Meaning

A small round red fruit with a stone inside.

Examples

• “There is a cherry on top of the cake.”
• “Mind the stone in the cherry.”
• “We picked cherries in June.”

Good to know

a cherry / cherries. Contrast: strawberry (seeds outside), grape (bunch). Mix-up: cheery.

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