gooseberry

goose·ber·ry

 (go͞os′bĕr′ē, -bə-rē, go͞oz′-)

n.

1.

a. Any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Ribes, especially R. uva-crispa of Eurasia, having lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible greenish to yellow or red berries.

b. The fruit of any of these plants.

2. Any of several plants bearing similar fruit.

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[goose (probably shortening and alteration by folk-etymology of French groseille, gooseberry; see grossularite) + berry.]

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gooseberry

(ˈɡʊzbərɪ; -brɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Plants) a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family Grossulariaceae. See also currant²

2. (Plants)

a. the berry of this plant

b. (as modifier): gooseberry jam.

3. informal Brit an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry)

4. (Plants) Cape gooseberry a tropical American solanaceous plant, Physalis peruviana, naturalized in southern Africa, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berries. See also ground cherry

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goose•ber•ry

(ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz-)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the sour, sometimes prickly fruit of certain shrubs of the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family.

2. any of these shrubs.

[1525–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gooseberry - spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries gooseberry bush, Ribes grossularia, Ribes uva-crispa gooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies genus Ribes, Ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	gooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies currant - any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes grossularia, Ribes uva-crispa - spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

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Translations

كِشْمِشكِشْمِش شائِك، عِنَب الثَّعْلَب

angrešt

stikkelsbær

Stachelbeere

κηδεμόναςφραγκοστάφυλο

grosella espinosa

karviaismarjakolmas pyöräkarviainen

groseillegroseille à maquereau

ogrozd

egres

garîaber

ribesuva spina

グーズベリー

구스베리

agrastas

ērkšķoga

kruisbes

stikkelsbær

agrest

groselhagroselha espinhosa

крыжовник

egreš

kosmulja

krusbär

ผลไม้ชนิดหนึ่งมีลูกสีเขียว

Bektaşi üzümü

cây lý gai

醋栗

gooseberry

[ˈgʊzbərɪ]

A. N

1. (Bot) → grosella f espinosa

2. (Brit) to play gooseberry → hacer de carabina

B. CPD gooseberry bush N → grosellero m espinoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gooseberry

[ˈgʊzbəri] n

(= fruit) → groseille f à maquereau

to play gooseberry (British) → tenir la chandelle
to play gooseberry to sb → tenir la chandelle à qngoose bumps npl

(from cold) to come out in goose bumps → avoir la chair de poule

(from emotional reaction) to get goose bumps → avoir des frissonsgoose pimples npl = goose bumpsgoose step

vi [soldier] → faire le pas de l'oie

n → pas m de l'oie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gooseberry

n (= plant, fruit) → Stachelbeere f; gooseberry bush → Stachelbeerstrauch m; to play gooseberry (Brit inf) → Anstandswauwau spielen (inf), → das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gooseberry

[ˈgʊzb/ərɪ] n → uva spina
to play gooseberry (Brit) → tenere or reggere la candela

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gooseberry

(ˈguzbəri) , ((American) ˈgu:s-) noun – plural ˈgooseberries –

a round, whiskery, edible green berry. appelliefie كِشْمِش شائِك، عِنَب الثَّعْلَب цариградско грозде groselha angrešt die Stachelbeere stikkelsbær φραγκοστάφυλοgrosella espinosa karusmari انگور فرنگی karviaismarja groseille verte דוּמדמָנִית काकबदरी ogrozd egres arbei hijau garðaber uva spina グズベリー 구스베리 agrastas ērkšķoga gooseberry kruisbesstikkelsbæragrest از عن توت، يو ډول توت چې مرباځنې جوړوي groselha agrişă крыжовник egreš kosmulja ogrozd krusbär ผลกูสเบอร์รี่ Bektaşi üzümü 醋栗 аґрус رسیلی گول رسبھری quả lí gai 醋栗

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gooseberry

→ كِشْمِش angrešt stikkelsbær Stachelbeere φραγκοστάφυλο grosella espinosa karviaismarja groseille à maquereau ogrozd uva spina グーズベリー 구스베리 kruisbes stikkelsbær agrest groselha espinhosa крыжовник krusbär ผลไม้ชนิดหนึ่งมีลูกสีเขียว Bektaşi üzümü cây lý gai 醋栗

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