maraschino

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
  2. noun cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

Etymology

From Italian maraschino, from marasca (“morello cherry”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”), from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

maraschino liqueur

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