marasca

American  

[muh-ras-kuh] / məˈræs kə /

noun

1. a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.

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marasca British  

/ məˈræskə /

noun

1. a European cherry tree, Prunus cerasus marasca, with red acid-tasting fruit from which maraschino is made

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Etymology

Origin of marasca

1860–65; < Italian, aphetic variant of amarasca, derivative of amaro < Latin amārus bitter

Example Sentences

Ciccio, the marasca, the bitter cherry, was standing on the edge of the crowd, looking on.

From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

The marasca, or wild cherry, is abundant, and yields the celebrated liqueur called maraschino.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various