framboise

[ frahn-bwaz ]

noun,plural fram·boises [frahn-bwaz]. /frɑ̃ˈbwaz/. French.
  1. a brandy distilled from raspberries.

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How to use framboise in a sentence

  • Some of the most popular include Kriek (fermented with sour cherries), framboise (raspberries), and Pêche (peaches).

  • Julia La framboise was the teacher of the mission-school at Santee.

    Mary and I | Stephen Return Riggs
  • In about a half hour after the deploying of the men a shot was heard in the direction taken by La framboise.

    The Spirit Lake Massacre | Thomas Teakle

British Dictionary definitions for framboise

framboise

/ French (frɑ̃bwaz) /


noun
  1. a brandy distilled from raspberries in the Alsace-Lorraine region

Origin of framboise

1
C16: from Old French: raspberry, probably of Germanic origin

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