maraschino liqueur
- noun
- /ˌmɛrəˈskiːnoʊ lɪˈkjʊr/
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licor de maraschino
- For a refreshing summer drink, mix vodka, soda, and a splash of maraschino liqueur with fresh cherries.
- maraschino liqueur and lime juice
Examples
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1 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur
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The cocktail recipe calls for 1 ounce of maraschino liqueur to enhance its sweetness and flavor.
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The dessert featured a delicious layer of chocolate cake soaked in maraschino liqueur and topped with whipped cream.
Synonyms
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A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal
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A sweet clear alcoholic drink made from fermented cherry juice
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
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Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'maraschino' denotes a cherry-based sweet liqueur and 'liqueur' denotes a sweet alcoholic beverage, so together they straightforwardly denote a liqueur made from maraschino/marasca cherries. A B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can readily infer this referent (a sweet cherry liqueur used in cocktails/desserts); the formation mirrors common cross-linguistic patterns like 'cherry liqueur', supporting transparency.
Etymology
Maraschino liqueur may come from the small bitter 'marasca' cherries grown on the Croatian coast, where people long ago fermented and distilled the cherries into a clear, sweet spirit. That's why the name now means a clear, sweet 'liqueur' made from those cherries.