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
maraschino (countable and uncountable, plural maraschinos)
A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries
• See usage note at bruschetta.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
