marasca

[ muh-ras-kuh ]

noun
  1. a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.

Origin of marasca

1
1860–65; <Italian, aphetic variant of amarasca, derivative of amaro<Latin amārus bitter

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marasca

/ (məˈræskə) /


noun
  1. a European cherry tree, Prunus cerasus marasca, with red acid-tasting fruit from which maraschino is made

Origin of marasca

1
C19: from Italian, variant of amarasca from amaro, from Latin amārus bitter

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