Etymology

maraschino

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Today it means: A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries. Full definition →

Italian maraschino
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  1. Italian · borrowed frommaraschino
  2. English todaymaraschino

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

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