raspberry

/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/

UK: /ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/

raspberry

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Definition

The plant Rubus idaeus.

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.