c 3 e 1 r 1 i 1 s 1 e 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a red the color of ripe cherries
adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
originBorrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0