アメリカンチェリー

noun

Bing cherry; American cherry (variety)

Refers specifically to the Bing cherry variety, a dark red, sweet cherry commonly imported from the US. The term is wasei-eigo (和製英語) derived from 'American cherry'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from American cherry

• アメリカンチェリーは甘あまくておいしい。

  American cherries are sweet and delicious.

• スーパーでアメリカンチェリーを買かった。

  I bought some American cherries at the supermarket.

noun

cherries imported from America

Broader sense referring to any cherries imported from the United States, not limited to a specific variety. Often used in commercial or descriptive contexts.

• 今年ことしのアメリカンチェリーは豊ほう作さくだそうだ。

  I hear this year's American cherry crop is abundant.