Raspberry
Meaning of Raspberry
A soft red fruit; (informal) a rude noise made with the tongue.
ما معنى كلمة Raspberry بالعربي؟
فاكهة حمراء صغيرة حلوة المذاق
🍓🫐 فاكهة حمراء صغيرة حلوة المذاق؛ توت لذيذ غني بالفيتامينات؛ ثمرة طبيعية مُفيدة صحياً وغنية بمضادات الأكسدة والعناصر الغذائية المُهمة للجسم 🍓🫐
قصة GL: الفاكهة الصغيرة تحتوي فوائد كبيرة - توت لذيذ غني بالفيتامينات مُفيد، الثمرة الطبيعية التي تُشبه التعلم الجيني في كون الأشياء الصغيرة تحمل فوائد عظيمة 🌟
Synonyms & related words
Raspberry in a sentence
Raspberry extract was analysed for antioxidants.
A raspberry grower supplied the chain.
Raspberry varieties can be protected by breeders' rights.
Students pick raspberries on a farm visit.
Origin of Raspberry
From rasp, 'raspis berry', of uncertain origin.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, raspberry is a food word. GL makes no health claims.
Raspberry audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Raspberry" — noun, pronounced /ˈrɑːzbəri/, with the stress on "raz".
Narrator: A raspberry is a soft red fruit made of many small segments, growing on a thorny bush.
Narrator: In plain English, a raspberry is the sweet red berry you eat with cream in summer.
Narrator: It probably comes from the old word raspis, a type of wine, plus berry.
Narrator: "Raspberry jam" describes the classic sweet spread made from the fruit.
Narrator: It differs from strawberry because a raspberry is hollow in the middle, whereas a strawberry is solid.
Narrator: "To blow a raspberry" is a sense meaning to make a rude noise with the tongue and lips.
Narrator: Cooking, gardening, nutrition and humour all rely on the word raspberry.
Narrator: So remember: a raspberry is a soft red berry, and also a cheeky noise.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why is there a p in raspberry?
Speaker B: History! RASPBERRY probably comes from raspis, an old word for a wine, plus berry — but the p is silent, giving RAHZ-bree.
Speaker A: And blowing a raspberry?
Speaker B: It's rhyming slang — raspberry tart for a rude noise!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Raspberries and cream"; "raspberry canes"; "the baby blew a raspberry" — dessert, gardening and giggles.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't pronounce the p in raspberry, because it's silent, giving RAHZ-bree.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: "Blackberry" the dark cousin, "loganberry" the hybrid twin, "strawberry" the solid alternative. The word keeps its juicy charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "raspberry" in AI prompts — useful for recipe generators and gardening apps.
Speaker A: So a prompt could build a recipe?
Speaker B: Right. For a recipe app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short recipe for raspberry and white chocolate muffins, naming baking time and temperature.
Speaker A: How about a garden tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to plan pruning:
Prompt: Draft a guide to pruning summer raspberry canes, mentioning when to cut and how many to keep.
Speaker A: Could it help with a nutrition bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame benefits:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why raspberries are high in fibre, naming one other nutrient.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a pronunciation chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Explain in two sentences why the p in raspberry is silent, giving one similar word.
Frequently asked questions about Raspberry
What does Raspberry mean?
A soft red fruit; (informal) a rude noise made with the tongue.
ما معنى كلمة Raspberry بالعربي؟
فاكهة حمراء صغيرة حلوة المذاق — 🍓🫐 فاكهة حمراء صغيرة حلوة المذاق؛ توت لذيذ غني بالفيتامينات؛ ثمرة طبيعية مُفيدة صحياً وغنية بمضادات الأكسدة والعناصر الغذائية المُهمة للجسم 🍓🫐
How do you pronounce Raspberry?
Raspberry is pronounced /ˈrɑːzbəri/ and is used as a noun.
How is Raspberry used in a sentence?
Raspberry extract was analysed for antioxidants.
What are synonyms of Raspberry?
red berry, bramble fruit, soft fruit, berry, rasp, Bronx cheer.