kirsch

[ keersh ]

/ kɪərʃ /

a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.

Also called kirsch·was·ser

[keersh-vah-ser] /ˈkɪərʃˌvɑ sər/.

Origin of kirsch

1810–20; < German Kirsch, shortened form of Kirschwasser, equivalent to Kirsch(e) cherry + Wasser water

Kirsch has just completed his three-minute audition for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Clown College.

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Kirsch said private businesses paid for the Washington representation of the Centre.

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Kirsch emphasizes that what he has found so far is not conclusive.

Do Antidepressants Make You Sad? |Casey Schwartz |June 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Kirsch's explanation is similar to Fava's "oppositional model of tolerance."

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She told herself that she would have come to the same conclusion if Kirsch had occupied a Methodist pulpit.

Fanny Herself |Edna Ferber
On being tasted, it proved to be that fiery and intoxicating spirit known in commerce as Kirsch or Kirschwasser.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall
Apples, plums and cherries (from which the kirsch, for which the department is famous, is distilled) are the chief fruits.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various
Both were trembling with their effort, and Tartarin passed them his flask of kirsch to steady their legs.

Tartarin On The Alps |Alphonse Daudet
You may flavor with vanilla, maraschino, kirsch, or any liqueur you wish.

French Dishes for American Tables |Pierre Caron

Kirsch

/ (kɪəʃ) /

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