‖ kirsch|kɪrʃ| Also kirsh. [F. kirsch, abbrev. of kirschwasser.] = kirschwasser. 1869Daily News 25 Aug., Distillers of the cherry-stone liquor, called kirsh.1874T. G. Appleton in Longfellow's Life (1891) III. 229, I tried coffee and kirsch, and they had the good old taste.