raspberry

/ˈræzˌbɛɹi/

nounrasp · ber · ry

Remember: it’s a RASP-berry—like a “rasp” sound, then “berry” (rasp + berry).

Yes, it's raspberry. Don’t write **-pberry**; the **p** is in the spelling (rasp-), but you usually hear a **z** sound: /ræz/.

Definitions

  1. nouna small soft red (sometimes black or golden) fruit made of many tiny parts, often eaten fresh or used in desserts and jams
  2. nounthe prickly shrub (plant) that produces raspberries

Examples

  • We picked ripe raspberries at the farm and made jam at home.
  • She added a handful of raspberry pieces to her yogurt for breakfast.
  • The raspberry bush grew quickly along the sunny fence.

Synonyms

brambleberryred raspberryRubus idaeusberryfruit

Translations

ES frambuesaPT framboesaFR framboise

Common misspellings

rasberryraspberyraspberryeraspberrieraspberrryrazberryrasbery

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