raspberry

/'rɑ:zbəri/

Thân thiện

A child picks a ripe raspberry from a bush.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt: A derisive sound, often made by blowing air through the lips and tongue, used to mock or show scorn.
   • A soft, edible aggregate fruit: A small, typically red or black berry composed of many drupelets, usually smaller than a blackberry.
   • The plant bearing this fruit: A woody bramble (genus Rubus) that produces these berries, which separate from the receptacle when ripe.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Sound):
  • The comedian's bad joke was met with a loud raspberry from the audience.
  • He blew a raspberry to show his disapproval of the idea.
• Noun (Fruit):
  • She picked fresh raspberries from the garden to make jam.
  • This smoothie is made with banana and raspberry.
• Noun (Plant):
  • We need to prune the raspberry canes this winter.
  • The raspberry bush is full of flowers.

Advanced Usage

• "To blow a raspberry": To make the specific sound of contempt or mockery by placing the tongue between the lips and blowing.
  • The toddler blew a raspberry when offered broccoli.
• "To get the raspberry": To be jeered or mocked by an audience.
  • The unpopular policy got the raspberry from the public.

Variants and Related Words

• Raspberry cane (n): The stem of the raspberry plant.
  • Tie the new raspberry canes to the support wires.
• Raspberry ketone (n): A natural aromatic compound found in raspberries, sometimes used in flavorings and perfumes.
  • Raspberry ketone is responsible for the fruit's distinctive smell.

Synonyms

• For the sound: Bronx cheer, boo, jeer, taunt.
• For the fruit: Berry, bramble fruit.

Related Phrases

• Raspberry ripple (n): A flavor, especially of ice cream, that combines vanilla with a raspberry syrup swirl.
  • My favorite ice cream is raspberry ripple.
• Raspberry vinaigrette (n): A salad dressing made with raspberry vinegar or puree.
  • The goat cheese salad was dressed with a raspberry vinaigrette.

Idioms

• "A raspberry in the ear" (informal, rare): An expression of strong disapproval or a blunt rejection.
  • His proposal got a raspberry in the ear from the board of directors.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
2. red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
3. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• boo
• hoot
• Bronx cheer
• hiss
• razzing
• razz
• snort
• bird
• raspberry bush