ginja

Portuguese

garrafas de ginja (2)

Etymology

Unknown, but compare French guigne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʒĩ.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: gin‧ja

Noun

ginja f (plural ginjas)

sour cherry (fruit of the Prunus cerasus tree)
(by extension) a liqueur produced from the fruits
Synonym: ginjinha

Derived terms

ginjeira

Further reading

ginja on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
ginjinha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
“ginja” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“ginja” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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