raspberry

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.

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

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raspberry

Noun

pl -ries

1. the red fruit of a prickly shrub of Europe and North America

2. Informal a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt: she blew a loud raspberry [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 blackberries raspberry bush 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 contempt boo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, snort, hiss, hoot, bird 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 → frambuesa

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raspberry [ˈrɑːzbərɪ] n → framboise f

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raspberry [ˈrɑːzbərɪ] n → Himbeere f;

raspberry bush → Himbeerstrauch m;

to blow a raspberry (inf) → verächtlich schnauben

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raspberry [ˈrɑːzbərɪ] n → lampone m

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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 山莓 малина رس بھری quả mâm xôi 山莓