Definition of maraschino noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maraschino

noun

/ˌmærəˈʃiːnəʊ/,

/ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ/

/ˌmærəˈʃiːnəʊ/,

/ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ/

(plural maraschinos)

[uncountable, countable] a strong, sweet alcoholic drink made from black cherries

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(also maraschino cherry)
[countable] a cherry preserved in maraschino used to decorate alcoholic drinks

Word OriginItalian, from marasca (the name of the cherry), from amaro ‘bitter’, from Latin amarus.

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