maraschino Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
    maraschino liqueur.
  2. noun cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
    maraschino cherry.

WordNet

Ma`ra*schi"no noun
Etymology
It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.
Definitions
  1. A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia. Maraschino cherry -- a cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino. Used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails.

Webster 1913