MARASCHINO

maraschino, maraschino cherry

(noun) cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

maraschino, maraschino liqueur

(noun) distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maraschino (countable and uncountable, plural maraschinos)

A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries

Usage notes

• See usage note at bruschetta.

Anagrams

• Chorasmian, anachorism, harmonicas

Source: Wiktionary


Ma`ra*schi"no, n. Etym: [It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.]

Definition: A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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