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raspberry
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rasp·ber·ry  (rzbr)
n.
1. Any of various shrubby, usually prickly plants of the genus Rubus in the rose family, such as R. idaeus var. strigosus of eastern North America and R. idaeus of Europe, that bear edible fruit.
2. The aggregate fruit of any of these plants, consisting of many small, fleshy, usually red drupelets.
3. A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.
4. Slang A derisive or contemptuous sound made by vibrating the extended tongue and the lips while exhaling.

[Obsolete raspis, raspberry + berry. Sense 4, possibly short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart.]

raspberry [ˈrɑːzbərɪ -brɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
a.  the fruit of any such plant
b.  (as modifier) raspberry jelly
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
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)
[from earlier raspis raspberry, of unknown origin + berry: C19 in sense 5, from rhyming slang raspberry tart fart]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.raspberry - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberriesraspberry - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
bramble bush - any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
red raspberry - any of several raspberries bearing red fruit
black raspberry, blackcap, blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry - raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
Rubus spectabilis, salmonberry - large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries
Rubus parviflorus, salmon berry, salmonberry, thimbleberry - white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries
bakeapple, baked-apple berry, cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, Rubus chamaemorus, salmonberry - creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
flowering raspberry, purple-flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus, thimbleberry - shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit
Rubus phoenicolasius, wineberry - raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
2.raspberry - red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
American raspberry, Rubus idaeus strigosus, Rubus strigosus - red raspberry of North America
black raspberry, blackcap, blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry - raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
drupelet - a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
3.raspberry - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contemptraspberry - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Translations
raspberry [ˈrɑːzbərɪ] N
1. (= fruit) → frambuesa f
2. to blow a raspberryhacer una pedorreta

raspberry [ˈrɑːzbəri]
n (= berry) → framboise f
to blow a raspberry → faire un bruit de pet
modif [sauce, sorbet, vinegar] → à la framboise; [coulis] → de framboise; [leaf] → de framboisier
raspberry bush nframboisier m
raspberry jam nconfiture f de framboise
raspberry tart ntarte f aux framboises

raspberry
nHimbeere f; (= plant: also raspberry bush or cane) → Himbeerstrauch m; to blow a raspberry (at something) (inf)(über etw) verächtlich schnauben; to get a raspberry (from somebody) (inf)(von jdm) nur ein verächtliches Schnauben ernten; “new proposals get raspberry from electorate” (inf)Wähler erteilen neuen Vorschlägen eine Abfuhr
adjHimbeer-; (colour) → himbeerrot; raspberry jamHimbeermarmelade f

raspberry [ˈrɑːzbrɪ]
1. n (fruit) → lampone m
to blow a raspberry (fam) → fare una pernacchia
2. adj (jam) → di lamponi; (ice cream, syrup) → di lampone

raspberry
n raspberry [ˈraːzbəri]
a type of edible red berry. framboos توت عُلّيق، توت شَوكي малина malina hindbær die Himbeere σμέουρο frambuesa vaarikas تمشک سیاه vadelma framboise פֶּטֶל रसभरी malina málna nama buah-buahan hindber lampone きいちご 나무딸기 avietė avene raspberi framboos bringebær malina framboesa zmeură малина malina malina malina hallon ราสเบอร์รี่ (ผลไม้ลูกเล็ก ๆ สีแดงหรือดำรสหวาน) ahududu 覆盆子 малина رس بھری quả mâm xôi

raspberry توت malina hindbær Himbeere σμέουρο frambuesa vadelma framboise malina lampone ラズベリー 나무딸기 framboos bringebær malina framboesa малина hallon ลูกราสเบอรี่ ahududu cây mâm xôi 覆盆子


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