marasca

A noun referring to a small, bitter fruit from the marasca cherry tree, native to Dalmatia, whose juice is used to produce maraschino liqueur.

• 🇩🇪Maraska ist die kleine, bittere Frucht der Maraskakirsche (Maraschinokirsche), eines in Dalmatien beheimateten Kirschbaums, aus deren Saft der Likör Maraschino hergestellt wird.

1. Fruit of the marasca cherry C1 formal culinary

   A small, bitter fruit from the marasca cherry tree, used to produce maraschino liqueur.

   • The marasca is harvested in late summer for liqueur production.
   • Only the juice of the marasca is used in traditional maraschino.
   • The bitter taste of the marasca gives the liqueur its distinctive flavor.

   🇩🇪Frucht der Maraskakirsche

2. Marasca cherry tree C1 formal scientific

   A Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree that bears fruit used for making maraschino liqueur.

   • The marasca tree grows abundantly along the Dalmatian coast.
   • Farmers cultivate the marasca for its prized bitter cherries.
   • The marasca is a hardy tree that thrives in Mediterranean climates.

   🇩🇪Maraska-Kirsche

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