raspberry

Meaning

Noun

1. The plant Rubus idaeus.
2. Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
3. The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
4. A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

Adj

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

Verb

To gather or forage for raspberries.

Verb

To make the noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence.

Synonyms

Bronx cheer

red raspberry

razzing

razz

hiss

hoot

raspberry bush

bird

🐦

snort

to blow a raspberry tart

boo

framboise

wild raspberry

acinus

European raspberry

blackberry

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to rasp (“coarse, rough”), of Germanic origin.