marasca

marasca
A European cultivar of the wild cherry, Prunus cerasus, that has bright red fruit used for making maraschino.

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  • marasca — n. The small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The {marasca cherry}. Syn: marasca cherry, maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • marasca — s. f. Nome de cereja de que se faz o marasquino …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • marasca — [mə ras′kə] n. [It: see MARASCHINO] SOUR CHERRY …   English World dictionary

  • marasca — noun 1. small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made • Hypernyms: ↑fruit • Substance Holonyms: ↑maraschino, ↑maraschino liqueur • Part Holonyms: ↑marasca cherry, ↑maraschino cherry …   Useful english dictionary

  • marasca — /meuh ras keuh/, n. a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made. [1860 65; < It, aph. var. of AMARASCA, deriv. of amaro < L amarus bitter] * * * …   Universalium

  • marasca — ma•ras•ca [[t]məˈræs kə[/t]] n. pl. cas pln a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small bitter fruit from which maraschino is made • Etymology: 1860–65; < It, var. of amarasca, der. of amaro < L amārus bitter …   From formal English to slang

  • marasca — /məˈræskə/ (say muh raskuh) noun a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus var. marasca, with small, acid, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made …  

  • marasca cherry — n. (Bot.) A Dalmation bitter wild cherry tree ({Prunus cerasus} marasca) bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur. Syn: marasca, maraschino cherry. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mărasca River — River Countries Romania Counties Caraş Severin …   Wikipedia

  • Marasca cherry — Prunus cerasus in Otto Wilhelm Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 The Marasca cherry (Prunus cerasus var. marasca) is a type of sour Morello cherry known only from cultivation.[1] The Marasca cherry as grown in… …   Wikipedia

  • marasca cherry — noun Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur • Syn: ↑marasca, ↑maraschino cherry, ↑Prunus cerasus marasca • Hypernyms: ↑sour cherry, ↑sour cherry tree, ↑Prunus cerasus …   Useful english dictionary

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