raspberry

CEFRA2

/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small soft red fruit made of many tiny parts.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.

Examples

  • Raspberry jam on toast is my favorite breakfast meal.

  • The tayberry is a cultivated cross between a blackberry and a raspberry.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.

  2. The plant Rubus idaeus.

  3. A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

More examples

In context

  • So I'm telling Caroline: "Gooseberry jam is better than raspberry." But she's just like "Nope."

  • My mother told my sister Sally and me that if we were good little girls we might go raspberrying up on the mountains when the raspberries were ripe.

  • Raspberry Flavor JELL-O® BRAND Gelatin now tastes even raspberrier.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to rasp (“coarse, rough”), of Germanic origin.