What is the origin of the foreign word サクランボ?


`サクランボ` means `cherry` in English.

However, it is different from the direct conversion of cherry, `チェリー`.

What is the origin of this word?

Which language does it originate?




# From Japanese (and perhaps some Chinese)

There is no borrowing here, as the opening part explicitly shows Japanese
**sakura**. The etymology is, as most often assumed,

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    さくらんぼ < 桜{さくら}の坊{ボウ}
    
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, where 坊 ‘monk’ could refer to the cherries being as smooth as a monk’s
shaven head. The word is still spelt 桜ん坊 in Kanji, so there is nothing really
surprising here beyond kun plus on compound.




# From Japanese (and perhaps some Chinese)

There is no borrowing here, as the opening part explicitly shows Japanese
**sakura**. The etymology is, as most often assumed,

[code]

    さくらんぼ < 桜{さくら}の坊{ボウ}
    
[/code]

, where 坊 ‘monk’ could refer to the cherries being as smooth as a monk’s
shaven head. The word is still spelt 桜ん坊 in Kanji, so there is nothing really
surprising here beyond kun plus on compound.

