raspberry

[ raz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, rahz- ]

noun

, plural rasp·ber·ries.

1. the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
2. any shrub bearing this fruit.
3. a dark reddish-purple color.
4. Informal.
   1. Bronx cheer.
   2. any sign or expression of dislike or derision.

raspberry

/ ˈrɑːzbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

1. any of the prickly shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus , such as R. strigosus of E North America and R. idaeus of Europe, that have pinkish-white flowers and typically red berry-like fruits (drupelets) See also bramble
2. 1. the fruit of any such plant
   2. ( as modifier )

      raspberry jelly

3. black raspberry
   Popular nameblackcap
   1. a related plant, Rubus occidentalis , of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits
   2. the fruit of this plant
4. 1. a dark purplish-red colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a raspberry dress

5. a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt (esp in the phrase blow a raspberry )

Word History and Origins

Origin of raspberry¹

1615–25; earlier rasp(is) raspberry (< ?) + berry; raspberry ( def 4 ) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart

Word History and Origins

Origin of raspberry¹

C17: from earlier raspis raspberry, of unknown origin + berry : C19 in sense 5, from rhyming slang raspberry tart fart

Example Sentences

Read the author's family recipe for mock purple raspberry pieSo this isn’t just an essay about pie.

From Washington Post

It offers flavors of strawberries and raspberries, with hints of herbs, sea air and yes, flowers.

From Washington Post

The lone disappointment is a savory tart topped with a fan of dense apple slices, a blob of half-melted Roquefort and a single raspberry.

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The color is a bright pale pink that somehow seems to refract light into flavors of strawberries, cherries and candied raspberries.

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It’s bold and juicy, with lots of blackberry, plum and raspberry fruit, along with a hint of the regional wild herbs known as garrigue.

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But he insist his character, Petel (Hebrew for raspberry) has a universal appeal.

From The Daily Beast

And none of the 13 directors or 19 writers of Movie 43 came to claim their Golden Raspberry.

From The Daily Beast

The Golden Raspberry Awards—the Razzies—honors the worst in film with the best (and weirdest) show a few dollars can afford.

From The Daily Beast

The annual Golden Raspberry Awards highlight the worst films of the year.

From The Daily Beast

And a feast it is – yogurts with fresh squeezed fruits, salmon soufflé, raspberry flan, and always crepes to finish the meal.

From The Daily Beast

She brought some water and raspberry syrup, and Hans Nilsen, contrary to his custom, took a long draught.

From Project Gutenberg

Wild raspberry bushes had grown in profusion among the black, sentinel-like trunks of dead trees.

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In the winter, they jumped into fleecy snowdrifts and rolled until their little bronze bodies took on a red-raspberry tint.

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Thence to the Greyhound in Fleet Street, and there drank some raspberry sack and eat some sasages, and so home very merry.

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There is no berry so fascinating nor so delicious to me as a raspberry, especially at breakfast, half hidden under golden cream.

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