marasca
marasca · marascas
A European cultivar of the wild cherry, that bears bright red fruit used for making…A European cultivar of the wild cherry (Prunus cerasus), that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino.
Meaning
1 sensesA European cultivar of the wild cherry (Prunus cerasus), that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino.
Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
Origin
From Italian marasca, from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”), from Latin amārus (“bitter”).From Italian marasca, from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”), from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
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Forms
plural: marascasSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur:marasca cherrymaraschino cherryPrunus cerasus marasca
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmaraschino