raspberryrasp‧ber‧ry /ˈrɑːzbəri $ ˈræzberi/ ●●● S3 noun (plural raspberries) [countable] 
a soft sweet red berry, or the bush that this berry grows on: 
a bowl of fresh raspberries raspberry jam2informal a rude sound that you make by putting your tongue out and blowingblow a raspberry (also give a raspberry )American English She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.
WORD ORIGINraspberry
Origin:
1600-1700 rasp ‘raspberry’ (16-20 centuries) + berry; 2 raspberry tart = fartEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Raspberry Ripple Cake combines vanilla ice-cream, raspberry sorbet, bitter chocolate and fresh raspberries.
- Heat gently until melted and brush over raspberries.
- Images of sprawling tomato vines, twiggy raspberry bushes and zucchini leaves powdered with mildew all contribute to this prejudice.
- She also sells such classics as raspberry and vanilla creams.
- They suggest serving it for a light supper with couscous and a mesclun salad dressed with raspberry vinaigrette.
- Very much the same applies to raspberries.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
1 also give a raspberry American English She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.· This full-bodied, supple red wine offers lovely blackberry and black raspberry fruit and hints of chocolate and herbs.· It has evolved over the years from a nouveau style to a more weighty red wine with distinctive black raspberry fruit.· It offers intense black raspberry and black pepper flavor reminiscent of a fine Cote Rotie.· This is an astonishingly fine wine with great concentration and wonderful flavors of black cherry, chocolate, black raspberry and herbs.· Its 1993 syrah, offers deep black raspberry flavors and a firm structure, bolstered by 20 percent petite sirah.· The 1992 Lytton Springs pinned me to the floor with its penetrating flavors of black raspberry and chocolate.
· Raspberry Ripple Cake combines vanilla ice-cream, raspberry sorbet, bitter chocolate and fresh raspberries.· Combine some fresh raspberries with a drizzle of orange juice and a pinch of grated ginger.· Spoon into the choux buns and decorate with fresh whole raspberries.· You really can't beat the taste of fresh strawberries and raspberries.
NOUN· These include making wooden seeds for raspberry jam.· Most volcanic rocks contain some phenocrysts - they are a bit like the pips in raspberry jam.· Still maintaining the shape, sandwich all the pieces of cake together with some of the buttercream and raspberry jam.· With a spoon, she scoured the crumbs from a used jar of raspberry jam.· She'd bought a pot of raspberry jam that had turned out to be bad.
· We will have to wait and see whether caper berries take over when fromagefrais and raspberry vinegar are exhausted.· Whisk together olive oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, salt and pepper, and pour over salad.· Add the raspberry vinegar, which will prevent the dressing from being too sweet.· Marinate rhubarb in a mixture of port and raspberry vinegar for at least 30 minutes.
VERB· As I watched it soar over the crossbar,.Jamir stuck his tongue out in ridicule and blew a raspberry.· I blew a raspberry, he blew two.
a soft sweet red berry, or the bush that this berry grows on: a bowl of fresh raspberries raspberry jam2informal a rude sound that you make by putting your tongue out and blowingblow a raspberry (also give a raspberry )American English She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off.