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maraschino

ma·rasc·hino

UK/ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/ US/ˌmæɹ.əˈskiː.nəʊ/ uncommon

noun

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distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

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Origin

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

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