Speakur

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maraschino

/ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
maraschi-no
IPA
/ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian maraschino, from marasca (“morello cherry”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”), from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/
  • British English: /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

maraschinos (plural)

Phrases

maraschino cherry

Synonyms

maraschino cherry maraschino liqueur

Rhymes With

casino latino amino filipino reno dino moreno marino valentino tarantino gino aquino

Questions

How do you pronounce maraschino?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/.
What does maraschino mean?
A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.
Where does maraschino come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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