raspberry

English

Wikipedia

Ripe raspberries.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: räz'brē, IPA: /ˈrɑːzbri/, SAMPA: /"rA:zbri/
• (US) enPR: răz'bĕ"rē, IPA: /ˈræzˌbɛri/, SAMPA: /"r{z%bEri/

Etymology 1

From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin.

Noun

raspberry (plural raspberries)

1. The plant Rubus idaeus.
2. The juicy, dark red (when ripe) composite fruit of this plant.
3. A dark pinkish red, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

   raspberry colour:

Derived terms

• black raspberry
• raspberry vinegar
• Scotland raspberry

Synonyms

• (obsolete) hindberry

Translations

the plant Rubus idaeus

Albanian: mjedër (sq) Armenian: ազնվամորի (hy) (aznvamori) Azeri: moruq (az) Bosnian: malina (bs) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 懸鉤子 (cmn), 悬钩子 (cmn) (xuángōuzi), 覆盆子 (cmn) (fùpénzi) Croatian: màlina (hr) f. Czech: malina (cs) f. Danish: hindbær (da) c. Dutch: frambozenstruik (nl) m., framboos (nl) m. Finnish: vadelma (fi) French: framboisier (fr) m. German: Himbeere (de) f., Himbeerstrauch (de) m. Greek: σμεουριά (el) (zmeouriá) f., βατομουριά (el) (vatomouriá) f. Hebrew: פטל (he) (pétel) m. Hungarian: málna (hu) Ido: frambo (io) Italian: lampone (it) m. Korean: 나무딸기 (namu-ddalgi) Latgalian: avīkša f.

Latvian: avene (lv) f. Lithuanian: avietė (lt) f. Macedonian: малина (mk) (málina) f. Navajo: dzidzé łikaní dinilchííʼígíí Norwegian: bringebærbusk (no) m. Polish: malina (pl) f. Romanian: zmeur (ro) m. Russian: малина (ru) (malína) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: малина (sr) f. Roman: malina f. Slovak: malina (sk) f. Slovene: malina (sl) f. Spanish: frambuesa (es) f. Swahili: mrasiberi (sw) Swedish: hallonbuske (sv) c., hallonsnår (sv) n. Turkish: ahududu (tr) Ukrainian: малина (uk) (malína) f. Vietnamese: mâm xôi (vi)

the fruit of Rubus idaeus

Afrikaans: framboos (af) Albanian: manaferrë (sq) f. Arabic: توت العليق (ar) (tuut al-3allayq) m. Armenian: ազնվամորի (hy) (aznvamori) Azeri: moruq (az) Bosnian: malina (bs) f. Bulgarian: малина (bg) (malína) f. Catalan: gerd (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 覆盆子 (cmn) (fùpénzi), 懸鉤子 (cmn), 悬钩子 (cmn) (xuángōuzi) Croatian: màlina (hr) f. Czech: malina (cs) f. Danish: hindbær (da) n. Dutch: framboos (nl) m. Estonian: vaarikas (et) Finnish: vadelma (fi), vattu (fi) (colloquial), vadelma (fi) French: framboise (fr) f. German: Himbeere (de) f., Himbeere (de) f. Greek: σμέουρο (zméouro) n., βατόμουρο (vatómouro) n. Hebrew: פטל (he) (pétel) m. Hindi: रसभरी (rasabharī), एक प्रकार की बेर (ēka prakāra kī bēra), एक फल (ēka phala) Hungarian: málna (hu) Italian: lampone (it) m. Japanese: キイチゴ (ja) (kiíchigo), ラズベリー (ja) (rázuberī)

Latgalian: avīkša f. Latvian: avene (lv) f. Lithuanian: avietė (lt) f. Luxembourgish: Hambier (lb) f. Macedonian: малина (mk) (málina) f. Navajo: dzidzé łikaní dinilchííʼígíí Norwegian: bringebær (no) n. Persian: تمشک (fa) (tameshk) Polish: malina (pl) f. Portuguese: framboesa (pt) f. Romanian: zmeură (ro) f. Russian: малина (ru) (malína) f. Scottish Gaelic: sùbh-craoibh f. Serbian: Cyrillic: малина (sr) f. Roman: malina f. Slovak: malina (sk) f. Slovene: malina (sl) f. Spanish: frambuesa (es) f. Swahili: rasiberi (sw) Swedish: hallon (sv) n. Turkish: ahududu (tr), frambuaz (tr) Ukrainian: малина (uk) (malína) f. Vietnamese: mâm xôi (vi) Welsh: mafonen (cy) f.

the colour

Italian: lampone (it) Japanese: キイチゴ色 (kiichigo-iro) Lithuanian: avietinė spalva m.

Russian: малиновый (ru) (malínovyj) Slovak: malinový (sk) Swahili: rangi ya rasiberi (sw)

Adjective

raspberry (not comparable)

1. Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.
2. Of a dark pinkish red.

   She wore a raspberry beret — lyrics of Raspberry Beret, by the musician Prince

Translations

containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspherries

Dutch: met frambozensmaak, frambozen- French: à la framboise Italian: al lampone

Polish: malinowy (pl) m. Russian: малиновый (malínovyj) Slovak: malinový m., malinová f., malinové n.

the colour

French: framboise inv. Japanese: キイチゴ色の (kiichigo-iro no) Polish: malinowy (pl) m. Russian: малиновый (malínovyj)

Slovak: malinový m., malinová f., malinové n. Spanish: color frambuesa Swahili: rangi ya rasiberi (sw)

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds) [edit]}
• boysenberry
• loganberry
• salmonberry
• tayberry
• thimbleberry
• whitebark raspberry

Etymology 2

Cockney rhyming slang raspberry tart, for fart. However raspberry is rarely used for a fart, merely a noise which imitates it.

Noun

raspberry (plural raspberries)

1. (pejorative, colloquial) A noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin, used humorously or to express derision.

Synonyms

• (noise): Bronx cheer (US), razz

Derived terms

• to blow a raspberry

Translations

noise imitative of a fart

Estonian: keelepuristamine Italian: pernacchia (it) f. Norwegian: prompelyd (no) m.

Russian: пердение (perdénije) n. Spanish: pedorreta (es)

Verb

raspberry (third-person singular simple present raspberries, present participle raspberrying, simple past and past participle raspberried)

1. (colloquial) Making the noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence