Cranberry

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English cranberry, itself from Middle Low German. The Low German word and its standard German equivalent Kranbeere originally refer to a related plant, the cowberry, but are now sometimes used for “cranberry”. The cranberry is non-native to Central Europe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛmˌbɛɹi/ (with much variation)
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Noun

Cranberry f (genitive Cranberry, plural Cranberrys)

  1. cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • Cranberry” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache