American English

How to pronounce blackberry

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BLAAKbehree

/ˈblækˌbɛɹ.i/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

A small, soft, usually dark purple fruit made of many small round parts.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A small, soft, usually dark purple fruit made of many small round parts.

She put fresh blackberries in the bowl.

This blackberry is sweet and juicy.

Common phrases & grammar

fresh blackberries · blackberry pie · blackberry jam

eat a blackberry

blackberry + noun

noun

A thorny bush that produces these fruits.

The blackberry bush is growing by the fence.

Wear gloves when you pick blackberries from the bush.

Common phrases & grammar

blackberry bush

a blackberry bush

blackberries grow on a bush

Related words & forms

The plural changes y to ies: blackberries.