ˈkirsh, -iəsh noun
also kirsch·was·ser -shˌväsə(r)
( plural kirsches also kirschwassers )
Etymology: kirsch from German, short for kirschwasser; kirschwasser from German, from kirsche cherry + wasser water
: a dry colorless brandy made in the Black Forest region of Germany, in Alsace, France, and in Switzerland that is distilled from the fermented juice of the black morello cherry and has a bitter almond flavor derived from the ground cherry pits placed in the juice prior to distillation