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maraschino

UK/ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/US/ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/

maraschino noun: a sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.

Noun

maraschino (countable and uncountable, plural maraschinos)

  1. A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.

Forms of maraschino

pluralmaraschinos

Origin of maraschino

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

Words formed from maraschino

Phrases with maraschino

Questions about maraschino

What does maraschino mean?
Maraschino means a sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.
What part of speech is maraschino?
Maraschino is a noun.
How do you pronounce maraschino?
Maraschino is pronounced /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of maraschino?
The plural of maraschino is maraschinos.

Words near maraschino in the dictionary

  1. Marapu
  2. Mararanjani
  3. maras
  4. marasca
  5. marascas
  6. maraschino
  7. maraschino cherries
  8. maraschino cherry
  9. maraschinos
  10. Marasco
  11. Marascos

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