maraschino

mar·a·schi·no

 (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 cherries maraschino liqueur cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal marasca - small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
	2.	maraschino - cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur maraschino cherry confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar

Translations

maraschino

[ˌmærəsˈkiːnəʊ]

A. N → marrasquino m

B. CPD maraschino cherries NPL → guindas fpl en conserva de marrasquino

maraschino

n (= drink) → Maraschino m; (= maraschino cherry) → Maraschinokirsche f

maraschino

[ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ] n (liqueur) → maraschino