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

Black cherries, maraschino cherries/Kirsch, lemon custard, orchard fruits, rye spices, and chocolate are featured on the nose. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

The shake will feature birthday cake ice cream, confetti cake, a maraschino cherry and it’s topped with a pinwheel cookie designed to look like the pinwheels on the Rate Field scoreboard. —Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

Darkly tipsy aromas that include rum, fruit cake, maraschino cherries, slight petrol and carrot cake. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

From behind the bar, staffer Chris opines that the notes of red currant, cabernet sauvignon and maraschino cherry should hold up well in a cold pour-over ($13). —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 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