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cherry-pie

cher·ry-pie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [cher-ee pahy]
    • /ˈtʃɛr i paɪ/
    • /ˈtʃer.i paɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cher-ee pahy]
    • /ˈtʃɛr i paɪ/

Definitions of cherry-pie word

  • noun cherry-pie a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum 3
  • noun cherry-pie any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope. 1

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Origin of cherry-pie

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Cherry-pie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cherry-pie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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