marasca

English

Prunus cerasus in Otto Wilhelm Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1886

Etymology

From Italian marasca.

Noun

marasca (plural marascas)

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

Related terms

• maraschino

Further reading

• marasca cherry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Camaras, Mascara, maracas, mascara

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈra.ska/
• Rhymes: -aska
• Hyphenation: ma‧rà‧sca

Noun

marasca f (plural marasche)

1. morello, morello cherry

Anagrams

• mascara