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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une petite cerise amère, fruit du marasquier, arbre cultivé en Dalmatie, dont le jus sert à la fabrication de la liqueur de marasquin.

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.

   🇫🇷Fruit du marasquier

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.

   🇫🇷Marasca

• marascas plural form
• marascas' possessive plural form
• marasca's possessive singular form