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单词 marasca
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marasca

[ muh-ras-kuh ]
/ məˈræs kə /

noun

a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.

Origin of marasca

1860–65; <Italian, aphetic variant of amarasca, derivative of amaro<Latin amārus bitter

Words nearby marasca

Marañon's sign, maranta, marantic, marari, Maraş, marasca, maraschino, maraschino cherry, marasmus, Marat, Maratha
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Example sentences from the Web for marasca

  • The Marasca cherry is a native of the province of Dalmatia, Austria, where the trees grow wild and are now sparingly cultivated.

    The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick
  • The marasca, or wild cherry, is abundant, and yields the celebrated liqueur called maraschino.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
  • The best is from Zara, and is obtained from the marasca cherry only.

    Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
  • According to the Dalmatians all attempts to improve the Marasca cherry by culture have failed.

    The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for marasca

marasca
/ (məˈræskə) /

noun

a European cherry tree, Prunus cerasus marasca, with red acid-tasting fruit from which maraschino is made

Word Origin for marasca

C19: from Italian, variant of amarasca from amaro, from Latin amārus bitter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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