maraschino


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maraschino /ˌmarəˈskiːnəʊ, -ˈʃiːnəʊ/
noun (pl. maraschinos)
  • 1 a strong, sweet liqueur made from small black Dalmatian cherries.
  • 2 (also maraschino cherry) a cherry preserved in maraschino.
– origin Ital., from marasca (the name of the cherry), from amaro ‘bitter’.
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