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raspberry

Pronunciation: /ˈrɑːzb(ə)ri/
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Definition of raspberry

noun (plural raspberries)

  • 1an edible soft fruit related to the blackberry, consisting of a cluster of reddish-pink drupelets.
  • 2the plant which yields the raspberry, forming tall stiff prickly stems or ‘canes’.
    • Rubus idaeus, family Rosaceae; cultivars include the loganberry, tayberry, and veitchberry
  • 3 [mass noun] a deep reddish-pink colour: [as modifier]:a raspberry tweed jacket
  • 4 informal a sound made with the tongue and lips, expressing derision or contempt:Clare blew a raspberry
    [from raspberry tart, rhyming slang for 'fart']

Origin:

early 17th century: from dialect rasp, abbreviation of obsolete raspis 'raspberry' (also used as a collective), of unknown origin, + berry

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