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marasca
[ muh-ras-kuh ]
noun
- a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
marasca
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noun
- a European cherry tree, Prunus cerasus marasca, with red acid-tasting fruit from which maraschino is made
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marasca1
1860–65; < Italian, aphetic variant of amarasca, derivative of amaro < Latin ²¹³¾Äå°ù³Ü²õ bitter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marasca1
C19: from Italian, variant of amarasca from amaro, from Latin ²¹³¾Äå°ù³Ü²õ bitter
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The marasca, or wild cherry, is abundant, and yields the celebrated liqueur called maraschino.
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Ciccio, the marasca, the bitter cherry, was standing on the edge of the crowd, looking on.
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