maraschino

noun

mar·​a·​schi·​no ˌma-rə-ˈskē-(ˌ)nō  -ˈshē- 

ˌmer-ə-

plural maraschinos

often capitalized

1

: a sweet liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of a bitter wild cherry

2

: a usually large cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino

Examples of maraschino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Step 3: Garnish with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice. —Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Instead, more fruit leads, especially maraschino cherries. —David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Serves: 1 Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes Cerejas Sangria ¼ cup (2 oz.) dry red wine (such as Rioja) 2 Tbsp. —Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Just make sure not to forget the maraschino cherries. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from marasca bitter wild cherry, alteration of amarasca, from amaro bitter — more at amaretto

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for maraschino

• argentino
• campesino
• cappuccino
• diamino
• filipino
• palomino
• pilipino
• amino
• carlino
• casino
• imino
• ladino

Kids Definition

maraschino

noun

mar·​a·​schi·​no ˌmar-ə-ˈskē-nō  -ˈshē- 

plural maraschinos

often capitalized

1

: a sweet alcoholic drink made from the juice of a bitter wild cherry

2

: a cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino