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MARASCHINO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
Synonyms:
maraschino; maraschino cherry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("maraschino" is a kind of...):
confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
Synonyms:
maraschino; maraschino liqueur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("maraschino" is a kind of...):
cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)
Meronyms (substance of "maraschino"):
marasca (small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made)
