n. A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the variety Cerasus avium; kirsch.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the small black cherry.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A spirituous liquor obtained by distilling the fruit of Prunus avium, a European wild cherry.
Word Usage
"When the review was over we went to the Count's house, and there, for the first time in my life, I tasted kirschwasser, a very strong liquor distilled from cherries."