Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | rasp 'raspberry' (16-20 centuries) + berry; |
| Origin: | raspberry tart = fart |
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rasp‧ber‧ry
plural raspberries [countable]
plural raspberries [countable]1DFFHBP a soft sweet red berry, or the bush that this berry grows on : a bowl of fresh raspberries raspberry jam
a bowl of fresh raspberriesraspberry jam2 informalC a rude sound that you make by putting your tongue out and blowing
blow a raspberry also give a raspberry American English She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.
She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.