marasca cherry

  • 31maraschino — n. (pl. os) a strong sweet liqueur made from a small black Dalmatian cherry. Phrases and idioms: maraschino cherry a cherry preserved in maraschino and used to decorate cocktails etc. Etymology: It. f. marasca small black cherry, for amarasca f.… …

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  • 33maraschino — [mar΄ə shē′nō, mar΄əskē′nō] n. [It < marasca, amarasca, kind of cherry < amaro, bitter < L amarus < IE base * om , raw, bitter > OE ampre, sorrel] a strong, sweet liqueur or cordial made from the fermented juice of the marasca …

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  • 34Maraschino — Ma ra*schi no, n. [It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.] A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35maraschino — noun (plural nos) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Italian, from marasca bitter wild cherry, alteration of amarasca, from amaro bitter more at amaretto Date: 1770 1. a sweet liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of a bitter wild cherry 2 …

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  • 36maraschino — 1791, cherry liqueur, from It. maraschino strong, sweet liqueur made from juice of the marasca (a bitter black cherry), aphetic of amarasca, from amaro bitter, from L. amarus sour, from PIE root *om raw, bitter. Maraschino cherry, one preserved… …

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  • 37maraschino — [ˌmarə ski:nəʊ, ʃi:nəʊ] noun (plural maraschinos) 1》 a strong, sweet liqueur made from small black Dalmatian cherries. 2》 (also maraschino cherry) a cherry preserved in maraschino. Origin Ital., from marasca (the name of the cherry), from amaro… …

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  • 38maraschino — mar|a|schi|no [ˌmærəˈski:nəu, ˈʃi: US nou] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: marasca bitter wild cherry ] [U] a sweet alcoholic drink made from a type of black ↑cherry …

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  • 40maraschino — /mærəˈskinoʊ/ (say maruh skeenoh), / ˈʃinoʊ/ (say sheenoh) noun a cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas. {Italian, from (a)marasca kind of cherry, from amaro bitter, from Latin amārus} …