berry

CEFRB1

/ˈbɛɹi/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A coffee bean.

Examples

  • Why would you want Oprah when you can have Halle Berry?

  • This berry is good to eat.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

  2. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

  3. One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.

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In context

  • Beresford Conway. All my pals call me Berry.

  • On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.

  • That is the only restriction existing: not even small fish or fish in berry, and there are no restrictions on soft-shelled fish.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bäie, West Flemish beier, German Beere, Icelandic ber, Danish bær. The slang sense "police car" may come from the lights on the vehicles' roofs.