Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marasca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maras-ca
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European cultivar of the wild cherry (Prunus cerasus), that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino.

Etymology

From Italian marasca, from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”), from Latin amārus (“bitter”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: marasca, amārus

Inflected Forms

marascas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maraschino

Synonyms

marasca cherry maraschino cherry prunus cerasus marasca

Questions

What does marasca mean?: A European cultivar of the wild cherry (Prunus cerasus), that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino.
Where does marasca come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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