RASPBERRY Definition & Meaning

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raspberry

[ raz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, rahz- ]

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noun

plural raspberries.

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.
any shrub bearing this fruit.
a dark reddish-purple color.
Informal.
1. Bronx cheer.
2. any sign or expression of dislike or derision.

raspberry

/ ˈrɑːzbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

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
1. the fruit of any such plant
2. ( as modifier )
  raspberry jelly
black raspberry
Popular nameblackcap
1. a related plant, Rubus occidentalis , of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits
2. the fruit of this plant
1. a dark purplish-red colour
2. ( as adjective )
  a raspberry dress
a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt (esp in the phrase blow a raspberry )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of raspberry¹

1615–25; earlier rasp(is) raspberry (< ?) + berry; raspberry ( def 4 ) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart

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Origin of raspberry¹

C17: from earlier raspis raspberry, of unknown origin + berry : C19 in sense 5, from rhyming slang raspberry tart fart

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