maraschino cherry
noun
a cherry cooked in colored syrup and flavored with maraschino, used to garnish desserts, cocktails, etc.
Nearby words
maranta, marantic, marari, marasca, maraschino, maraschino cherry, marasmus, marat, marat, jean paul, marat, jean-paul, maratha
Origin of maraschino cherry
First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for maraschino cherry
maraschino cherry
noun
a cherry preserved in maraschino or an imitation of this liqueur, used as a garnish
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