Weichsel

English translation: sour cherry

12:38 Feb 10, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / Fruit juices

German term or phrase: Weichsel

Found in a list of fruit syrup flavours. I've found "St. Lucie cherry" for this but would simply "cherry" suffice?

Louise Gough KudoZ activity Questions: 175 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 59 United Kingdom
Local time: 19:17

English translation:sour cherry

Explanation:
Weichselkirsche is Austrian German and means "sour cherry". To answer your question: yes'

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-10 12:43:52 GMT)
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see: http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20031126192744

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stra
Local time: 21:17

Grading comment

Thanks - this seems to fit the bill!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

sour cherry

stra

s. below - only info

MMUlr

Morello cherry

Hilary Davies Shelby

Mahaleb cherry

Cilian O'Tuama

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

5 mins confidence:

Mahaleb cherry

Explanation:
the common name, if that's what you're after

Reference: http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Prunus+mahaleb&...

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

sour cherry

stra
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks - this seems to fit the bill!

1 hr confidence:

s. below - only info

Explanation:
From the botanic point of view:
(there is a difference between Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, Sauerkirsche, Austrian: Weichselkirsche) and Prunus mahaleb (Stein-Weichsel)

http://www.boga.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Laubgehoelze_M-Q.html

MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

Morello cherry

Explanation:
Hiya - this is what i would call them, but it might depend on your audience (i.e. if this is a product targeted at children, "sour cherry" might be more appropriate!).

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

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