Raspberry Definition

răzbĕrē
raspberries
noun
raspberries
The small, juicy, edible, aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family, consisting of a cluster of red, purple, or black drupelets.
Webster's New World
Any plant bearing this fruit.
Webster's New World
A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.
American Heritage
A sound of derision, contempt, etc. made by expelling air forcibly so as to vibrate the tongue between the lips.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.
Wiktionary
Of a dark pinkish red.
She wore a raspberry beret "” lyrics of Raspberry Beret, by the musician Prince.
Wiktionary
verb

To gather or forage for raspberries.

Wiktionary
(colloquial) To make the noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence.
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Other Word Forms of Raspberry

Noun

Singular:
raspberry
Plural:
raspberries

Origin of Raspberry

  • Obsolete raspis raspberries (perhaps from Middle English raspise, rospeys a kind of rose-colored wine) (akin to Old French (vin) raspé wine made by fermenting marc and grape stalks mixed with water) (from raspe grape stalks) (from rasper to grate rasp) berry Sense 4, possibly short for raspberry tart rhyming slang for fart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Cockney rhyming slang raspberry tart, for fart. However raspberry is rarely used for a fart, merely a noise which imitates it.

    From Wiktionary

Raspberry Sentence Examples

  • Huckleberry, blackberry and raspberry bushes are common in the north sections.

  • The strawberry, raspberry, currant, plum, cherry and grape are indigenous.

  • The blackberry, black raspberry, huckleberry, blueberry, wild ginger and ginseng are widely distributed.

  • Among native fruits are the blackberry, raspberry, elderberry, cranberry, wild plum and pawpaw (Asimina triloba).

  • It may be considerably diminished by a return to a more natural system of feeding, as by using brown bread instead of white, by taking oatmeal porridge, and by eating raw or cooked fruits, such as apples, oranges, prunes and figs, or preserves made of fruit, such as raspberry and strawberry jam, marmalade, &c., by vegetables or by dried and powdered seaweed.

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