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i, -bə 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.
Origin:
1615–25; earlier rasp(is) raspberry (< ?) + berry; (def 4) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart
1615–25; earlier rasp(is) raspberry (< ?) + berry; (def 4) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart
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raspberry (ˈrɑːzbərɪ, -brɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | See also bramble 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) |
| 2. | a. the fruit of any such plant |
| b. (as modifier): raspberry jelly | |
| 3. | black raspberry Popular name: blackcap |
| a. a related plant, Rubus occidentalis, of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits | |
| b. the fruit of this plant | |
| 4. | a. a dark purplish-red colour |
| b. (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) |
| [C17: from earlier raspis raspberry, of unknown origin + | |
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Word Origin & History
raspberry
1623, earlier raspis berry (1548), possibly from raspise "a sweet rose-colored wine" (c.1460), from Anglo-L. vinum raspeys, origin uncertain, as is the connection between this and O.Fr. raspe, M.L. raspecia, raspeium, also meaning "raspberry." One suggestion is via Old Walloon raspoie "thicket," of Gmc.
origin. Meaning "rude sound" (1890) is shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart.
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raspberry definition[ˈræzbɛri]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Out went banana, cherry and wintergreen and in came bright blue raspberry, lemon and green apple.
The seeds of blackberry and raspberry have a deep dormancy the restricts germination.
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The chocolate comes in three flavors: dark chocolate, mint chocolate and raspberry chocolate.
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