noun pl. gooseberries
Origin: as if < goose + berry, but prob. folk-etym. form for *grose berie, akin to dial. grosel, gooseberry (< Fr groseille), Du kruisbezie, Ger krausbeere
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noun
Origin:
Origin: goose (probably shortening and alteration by folk-etymology of French groseille, gooseberry; see grossularite)
Origin: + berry
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