raspberry Definition
rasp·berry (raz′ber′ē, -bər ē)
noun pl. -·ries
- the small, juicy, edible, aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family, consisting of a cluster of red, purple, or black drupelets
- any plant bearing this fruit
Etymology: < rhyming slang raspberry tart, fart
Slang a sound of derision, contempt, etc. made by expelling air forcibly so as to vibrate the tongue between the lips
Etymology: earlier raspis berry < rasp, raspis, raspberry (prob. same word as ME raspis, kind of wine) + berry
raspberry Usage Examples
Converse of object
- blow: No electronic toy ever blew a raspberry back to a happy toddler who started the sound making exchange.
- pick: Once you've tasted an ice-cream made from freshly picked raspberries, then you might be inclined to agree.
- eat: Dinner: D: you don't eat raspberries, you blow them.
- fruit: Pruning of summer fruiting raspberries The plants need a ready supply of water to produce good fruits.
- grow: Recently the area has become the focus of Perthshire's soft fruit growing, specially raspberries.
- add: For an extra treat, make up the cream and add the raspberries as in 3, 4 and 6 above.
Adjective modifier
- crushed: Tasting Note: Heaven scented nose of ripe, fresh crushed raspberries and morello cherry intertwining beautifully with earthy, mushroomy aromas.
- juicy: The raspberry canes in the garden produce the juiciest raspberries you have ever seen from June to September.
- ripe: The adults have a fondness for fermenting fruit which brings them into gardens to feed on fallen apples and ripe raspberries.
- frozen: The recipe works very well with frozen raspberries too.
- fresh: The finish displays fresh raspberry along with raspberry leaf flavors.
- loud: This kind of facile observation, however, merely invites a loud raspberry.
Modifies a noun
- coulis: Serve it with dried fruit salad or for a sharper taste, serve with a raspberry coulis.
- liqueur: Remove from the heat and add the raspberry liqueur.
- puree: Drizzle over the reserved raspberry purée then, using a cocktail stick, create a ripple effect.
- sorbet: My lemon tart, which I would have preferred a little sharper, came with a stunning raspberry sorbet.
- cane: The fungus infects young canes through wounds which are initially caused by raspberry cane midge attack, late spring frosts or pruning.
- ripple: Raspberry ripple flavor ice cream still brings back memories of summer days at sports day.
Noun used with modifier
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