different between celeste vs perry

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /s??l?st/

Noun

celeste (plural celestes)

1. (music) Alternative form of celesta, a musical instrument.
2. (music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelestis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /s??les.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /se?les.te/

Noun

celeste m (plural celestes)

1. celesta

Adjective

celeste (masculine and feminine plural celestes)

1. celestial; heavenly

Derived terms

• cos celeste

Related terms

• cel

Further reading

• “celeste” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “celeste” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “celeste” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “celeste” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelestis.

Adjective

celeste m or f (plural celestes)

1. celestial
2. heavenly

Noun

celeste m or f (plural celestes)

1. (soccer) A fan, player, or other person associated with Celta de Vigo, a football team from the Spanish town of Vigo

Synonyms

• celtista

Italian

Etymology

From Latin caelestis / caeleste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??e?l?s.te/

Adjective

celeste (plural celesti)

1. celestial
2. heavenly
3. pale blue, sky blue

Derived terms

• celestiale
• sopracceleste
• volta celeste

Noun

celeste m (plural celesti)

1. pale blue, sky blue

See also

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis.

Adjective

celeste m or f (plural celestes)

1. celestial; heavenly

Descendants

• French: céleste

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelestis.

Adjective

celeste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular celeste)

1. celestial; heavenly

Descendants

• Middle French: celeste
  • French: céleste

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.?l?s.t??i/, /se.?l??.t??i/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.?l?s.te/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /s?.?l??.t?/

Adjective

celeste m or f (plural celestes, comparable)

1. celestial (relating to the sky)
2. (astronomy) celestial (relating to space)

   Synonyms: espacial, sideral, sidéreo, sidérico

3. (religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)

   Synonym: celestial

4. sky blue (of a pale blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day)

   Synonyms: cerúleo, cérulo

Coordinate terms

• (heavenly): infernal, terreno

Related terms

• celestial
• céu

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelestis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?e?leste/, [?e?les.t?e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /se?leste/, [se?les.t?e]

Adjective

celeste (plural celestes)

1. pale blue, sky blue
2. heavenly

Derived terms

Noun

celeste m (plural celestes)

1. pale blue, sky blue

Noun

celeste m or f (plural celestes)

1. (soccer) a fan, player, or other person associated with Celta de Vigo, a football team from the Spanish town of Vigo

   Synonym: celtista

Related terms

• celestial
• cielo

See also

English

Etymology

From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Noun

perry (countable and uncountable, plural perries)

1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
   • 1853: The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal

     M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity.

   • 1892: Drinks of the World by James Mew and John Ashton

     Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.

   • 2017: Glister by Andi Watson

     Sip the perry of the Black Worchester and you will belch clouds of soot.

Synonyms

• pear cider
• pear wine

Hyponyms

• ice perry
• sparkling perry

Derived terms

• ice perry
• sparkling perry

Translations

Anagrams

• Pryer, pryer

Middle English

Noun

perry

1. Alternative form of perre (“jewels”)