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rasp·ber·ry

(răz′bĕr′ē)

1. Any of various shrubby, usually prickly plants of the genus Rubus of the rose family that bear edible fruit, especially R. idaeus of eastern North America and Eurasia.

2. The aggregate fruit of any of these plants, consisting of many small, fleshy, usually red drupelets.

3. A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.

4. Slang A derisive or contemptuous sound made by vibrating the extended tongue and the lips while exhaling.

[Obsolete raspis, raspberries (perhaps from Middle English raspise, rospeys, a kind of rose-colored wine; akin to Old French (vin) raspé, wine made by fermenting marc and grape stalks mixed with water, from raspe, grape stalks, from rasper, to grate; see rasp) + berry. Sense 4, possibly short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart.]

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raspberry

(ˈrɑːzbərɪ; -brɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Plants) 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

2. (Plants)

a. the fruit of any such plant

b. (as modifier): raspberry jelly.

3. (Plants) black raspberry

a. a related plant, Rubus occidentalis, of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits

b. the fruit of this plant

4. (Colours)

a. a dark purplish-red colour

b. (as adjective): a raspberry dress.

5. a spluttering noise made with the tongue and lips to express contempt (esp in the phrase blow a raspberry)

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

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rasp•ber•ry

(ˈræzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈrɑz-)

n., pl. -ries.

1. 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.

2. any shrub bearing this fruit.

3. a dark reddish purple color.

a. a loud, abrasive, vibrating or spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt.

b. any sign or expression of displeasure or derision.

[1615–25; earlier rasp raspberry (appar. back formation from synonymous raspis, perhaps identical with raspis, late Middle English raspise, rospeys a kind of sweet wine, Medieval Latin raspecia, of uncertain orig.) + berry; (definition 4) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart]

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Noun	1.	raspberry - woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries raspberry bush bramble bush - any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits red raspberry - any of several raspberries bearing red fruit black raspberry, blackcap, blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry - raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit Rubus spectabilis, salmonberry - large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries Rubus parviflorus, salmon berry, salmonberry, thimbleberry - white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries bakeapple, baked-apple berry, cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, Rubus chamaemorus, salmonberry - creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries flowering raspberry, purple-flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus, thimbleberry - shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit Rubus phoenicolasius, wineberry - raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
	2.	raspberry - red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves American raspberry, Rubus idaeus strigosus, Rubus strigosus - red raspberry of North America black raspberry, blackcap, blackcap raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry - raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit drupelet - a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
	3.	raspberry - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt boo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, snort, hiss, hoot, bird cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

raspberry

noun

Slang. Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval:

boo, catcall, hiss, hoot.

Slang: bird, Bronx cheer, razz.

Translations

تُوْتٌ شَوْكِيّتوت عُلّيق، توت شَوكي

малина

malina

hindbær

Himbeere

σμέουρο

frambuesa

vaarikas

vadelma

framboise framboisier

malina

málna

hindber

lampone pernacchia

ラズベリー

나무딸기

avietė

avene

framboos

bringebærbringebærbuskprompelyd

malina

framboesa

zmeură

малина малиновый

malina

hallon

ลูกราสเบอรี่

ahududuağaç çileği

малина

cây mâm xôi

覆盆子山莓

raspberry

[ˈrɑːzbərɪ] N

1. (= fruit) → frambuesa f

2. to blow a raspberry → hacer una pedorreta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

raspberry

[ˈrɑːzbəri]

n (= berry) → framboise f
to blow a raspberry → faire un bruit de pet

modif [sauce, sorbet, vinegar] → à la framboise; [coulis] → de framboise; [leaf] → de framboisierraspberry bush n → framboisier mraspberry jam n → confiture f de framboiseraspberry tart n → tarte f aux framboises

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

raspberry

n → Himbeere f; (= plant: also raspberry bush or cane) → Himbeerstrauch m; to blow a raspberry (at something) (inf) → (über etw) verächtlich schnauben; to get a raspberry (from somebody) (inf) → (von jdm) nur ein verächtliches Schnauben ernten; “new proposals get raspberry from electorate” (inf) → „Wähler erteilen neuen Vorschlägen eine Abfuhr“

adj → Himbeer-; (colour) → himbeerrot; raspberry jam → Himbeermarmelade f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raspberry

[ˈrɑːzb/ərɪ]

1. n (fruit) → lampone m
to blow a raspberry (fam) → fare una pernacchia

2. adj (jam) → di lamponi; (ice cream, syrup) → di lampone

raspberry

(ˈraːzbəri) – plural ˈraspberries – noun

a type of edible red berry.

raspberry

→ تُوْتٌ شَوْكِيّ malina hindbær Himbeere σμέουρο frambuesa vadelma framboise malina lampone ラズベリー 나무딸기 framboos bringebær malina framboesa малина hallon ลูกราสเบอรี่ ahududu cây mâm xôi 覆盆子

raspberry

n. frambuesa;

___mark → marca de nacimiento de color rosado.

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"Yes, Vancouver's about as far as any vessel need want to go; and then I have caught seals off the coast of Labrador, and walked my way through the raspberry plains at the back of the White Mountains."

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Ye may jist say, though (for it's God's thruth), that afore I left hould of the flipper of the spalpeen (which was not till afther her leddyship's futman had kicked us both down the stairs, I giv'd it such a nate little broth of a squaze as made it all up into raspberry jam.

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The king, however, still vowed that he was his son, and said, 'Is there no mark by which you would know me if I am really your son?' 'Yes,' said his mother, 'our Heinel had a mark like a raspberry on his right arm.' Then he showed them the mark, and they knew that what he had said was true.

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Well do I remember that flaming Jew's "With the last breath all is done: joy, love, sorrow, macaroni, the theatre, lime-trees, raspberry drops, the power of human relations, gossip, the barking of dogs, champagne."

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"It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls how many bites each girl would have.

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Some I recognized as a kind of hypertrophied raspberry and orange, but for the most part they were strange.

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Then he flew off about lemonade, and "such-like Sunday-school slops," as he termed them, ginger-beer, raspberry syrup, &c., &c.

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The air was fragrant with the wild, sweet, wholesome smell of young raspberry copses.

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It will be like going from raspberry tarts to plain bread and butter; but you will probably save them from a bilious fever," said Dr.

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He made up his mind to eat less, but unfortunately it was not possible to carry out this brilliant idea when he wakened each morning with an amazing appetite and the table near his sofa was set with a breakfast of home-made bread and fresh butter, snow-white eggs, raspberry jam and clotted cream.