Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
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Origin
Derived from the historical use of the technique of preserving cherries in maraschino liqueur, an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of marasca cherries; the name continued to be used after production methods moved to nonalcoholic forms of preservation during the period of Prohibition in the United States.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian коктейлна череша
- коктейлна череша (koktejlna čereša)preserved, sweetened cherry
French cerise au marasquin
- cerise au marasquinpreserved, sweetened cherry
German Cocktailkirsche, Belegkirsche
- Cocktailkirschepreserved, sweetened cherry
- Belegkirschepreserved, sweetened cherry
- Maraschino-Kirschepreserved, sweetened cherry
Russian кокте́йльная ви́шня
- кокте́йльная ви́шня (koktéjlʹnaja víšnja)preserved, sweetened cherry
Spanish guinda al marasquino, cereza al marrasquino
- guinda al marasquinopreserved, sweetened cherry
- cereza al marrasquinopreserved, sweetened cherry
Yiddish מאַראַסקינאָ־קאַרש
- מאַראַסקינאָ־קאַרשpreserved, sweetened cherry
Cite this entry
maraschino cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maraschino%20cherry
“maraschino cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maraschino%20cherry. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maraschino cherry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maraschino%20cherry.
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