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maraschino [mar-uh-skee-noh, -shee-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
Origin of maraschino From Italian, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at marasca, -ine1 Examples from the Web for maraschino Contemporary Examples of maraschino
It turned out the bees had discovered a maraschino cherry factory in Red Hook and started bringing the syrup back to the hive.
Honey Harvest at the Waldorf Astoria’s Beehives
Josh Dzieza
August 3, 2013
Strain over crushed ice and garnish with a lime wedge and maraschino cherry.
Brody Brown
October 29, 2011
Historical Examples of maraschino
The last I took were put up in maraschino and were not welcomed.
Maria Thompson Daviess
Fetch me a little lemonade, and put one spoonful—only one—of maraschino in it.
Charles James Lever
I hope you can get maraschino down easier than you pronounce it, sir.
Charles James Lever
I leave digestion to take its course, waiting for my mocha and maraschino.
Charles James Lever
A maraschino cherry is placed on the very top of each service.
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British Dictionary definitions for maraschino maraschino noun
- a liqueur made from marasca cherries and flavoured with the kernels, having a taste like bitter almonds
Word Origin for maraschino C18: from Italian; see marasca Word Origin and History for maraschino n.
1791, “cherry liqueur,” from Italian maraschino “strong, sweet liqueur made from juice of the marasca” (a bitter black cherry), a shortening of amarasca, from amaro “bitter,” from Latin amarus “sour,” from PIE root *om- “raw, bitter.” Maraschino cherry, one preserved in real or imitation maraschino, first recorded 1820.