maraschino cherry

maraschino cherry Word Origin noun

1. a cherry cooked in colored syrup and flavored with maraschino, used to garnish desserts, cocktails, etc.

Origin of maraschino cherry First recorded in 1900–05 British Dictionary definitions for maraschino cherry maraschino cherry noun

1. a cherry preserved in maraschino or an imitation of this liqueur, used as a garnish