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Definition of maraschino noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maraschino

noun
 
/ˌmærəˈʃiːnəʊ/,
 
/ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ/
 
/ˌmærəˈʃiːnəʊ/,
 
/ˌmærəˈskiːnəʊ/
(plural maraschinos)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a strong, sweet alcoholic drink made from black cherries
  2. (also maraschino cherry)
     [countable] a cherry preserved in maraschino used to decorate alcoholic drinks
    3. Word OriginItalian, from marasca (the name of the cherry), from amaro ‘bitter’, from Latin amarus.
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