maraschino

mar·a·schi·no

M0098800 (măr′ə-skē′nō, -shē′-)n. pl. mar·a·schi·nos A cordial made from the fermented juice and crushed pits of marasca cherries.

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[Italian, from marasca, marasca, from amarasca, from amaro, bitter, from Latin amārus.]

maraschino

(ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ; -ˈʃiːnəʊ) n (Brewing) a liqueur made from marasca cherries and flavoured with the kernels, having a taste like bitter almonds[C18: from Italian; see marasca]

mar•a•schi•no

(ˌmær əˈski noʊ, -ˈʃi-)

n. a cordial distilled from marascas. [1785–95; < Italian; see marasca, -ine³]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maraschino - distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherriesmaraschino liqueurcordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a mealmarasca - small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
	2.	maraschino - cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueurmaraschino cherryconfection, sweet - a food rich in sugar

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