Cranberry Meaning
/ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
nounThe edible red berry of that shrub.
Sentence Examples
There is cranberry juice in the fridge.
He made a cranberry sauce to accompany duck.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She added a handful of tart ____ to the muffin batter for flavor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is ____ juice in the fridge.
Word Origin & History
Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (which means and is cognate with crane) + Beere f (which means and is cognate with berry). Equivalent to cran- + berry. Via PIE cognate with Polish żurawina, Ukrainian журавли́на (žuravlýna) (akin to жураве́ль (žuravélʹ, “crane”)); Latvian dzērvene < dzērve (“crane”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls."
— 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
"Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]"
— 2011, Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She added a handful of tart ____ to the muffin batter for flavor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is ____ juice in the fridge.