American English

How to pronounce raspberry

nounA2
RAASbehree

/ˈɹæsˌbɛɹ.i/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

A small, soft red or pink fruit made of many small round parts.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A small, soft red or pink fruit made of many small round parts.

She added fresh raspberries to the yogurt.

This raspberry is very sweet.

Common phrases & grammar

fresh raspberries · raspberry jam · raspberry sauce

eat + a raspberry / raspberries

raspberry + noun

nounless common

A bush that produces small, soft red or pink fruit.

We planted a raspberry bush in the garden.

The raspberries grow along the fence.

Good to know

In everyday English, raspberry can mean the fruit or the bush that produces it.

Common phrases & grammar

raspberry bush

grow + raspberries

a raspberry bush

Related words & forms

The plural is raspberries: change the y to ies.