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maraschino

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CIDE DICTIONARY

maraschinon. [It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.].
     A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

maraschino, n. (pl. -os) a strong sweet liqueur made from a small black Dalmatian cherry.

Idiom
maraschino cherry a cherry preserved in maraschino and used to decorate cocktails etc.
Etymology
It. f. marasca small black cherry, for amarasca f. amaro bitter f. L amarus

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