cseresznye
[ˈt͡ʃɛrɛsɲɛ]
In Hungarian, the English word "cherry" is translated as cseresznye or meggy.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hungarian | IPA |
|---|---|
| cseresznye | [ˈt͡ʃɛrɛsɲɛ] (narrow) |
| meggy | [ˈmɛɟː] (narrow) |
In Hungarian, the term used depends on whether you are referring to a sweet or a sour variety of the fruit.
Which one should you use?
cseresznye refers specifically to the sweet cherry, while meggy refers specifically to the sour cherry.
How does it change in a sentence?
To name the tree associated with these fruits, you form compound words using the word fa (tree). Combining cseresznye and fa results in cseresznyefa for a sweet cherry tree, and combining meggy and fa results in meggyfa for a sour cherry tree.
Did you know?
- While cseresznye was borrowed from Slavic languages, the word meggy is native to the Proto-Finno-Ugric root, meaning Hungarian has two entirely different linguistic origins for the same type of fruit.
- Hungarian uses the word meggy specifically for the variety used in 'Pálinka', the national fruit brandy, where the tartness of the sour cherry is highly prized.
Examples in context
- Ez meggy vagy cseresznye?Is it a sour or sweet cherry?This sentence is useful for distinguishing between a sour and a sweet cherry using cseresznye.Tatoeba #11558025 by kiseva33, translation #10715041 by AlanF_US
- A cseresznyevirág nagyon szép.Cherry blossoms are very beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing the beauty of cherry blossoms using cseresznye.Tatoeba #11558248 by kiseva33, translation #244910 by CK
- Tom kivágott egy cseresznyefát.Tom cut down a cherry tree.This sentence is useful for mentioning the cutting down of a cherry tree using cseresznye.Tatoeba #11558711 by kiseva33, translation #2719670 by Amastan
- Ma reggel ettem egy adag finom cseresznyét.This morning, I had a portion of delicious cherries.
- Az üdítőben sok cseresznye található.There are many cherries in the soft drink.
- Ez a torta tele van friss meggyel.This cake is full of fresh cherries.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gábor and Zsófia are at a fruit market.
- GáborNézd, milyen szép a cseresznye!Look, the cherry is so beautiful!
- ZsófiaMennyibe kerül egy kiló?How much is one kilo?
- GáborKét ezer forint egy kiló cseresznye.One kilo of cherry is two thousand forints.
- ZsófiaAkkor vegyünk egy kis csomagot.Then let's buy a small bag.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cherry” translations and entries cseresznye, meggy, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cseresznye, meggy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
