HOW TO PRONOUNCE
raspberry
/ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/
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The written “p” is silent here.
Start with a strong raz. Move directly from the voiced z into b, then keep the final ee less prominent than the opening beat.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“A raspberry grew beside the fence.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does raspberry mean?
noun
- The plant Rubus idaeus.
- Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
- The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
More meanings (10)
noun
- A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.
- A noise intended to imitate a fart, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision.
- (derogatory) A physically disabled person.
adjective
- Containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries.
- Of a dark pinkish red.
verb
- To gather or forage for raspberries.
- To make the noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence.
proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
- A community in West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Anne looked on the second shelf of the room pantry but there was no bottle of raspberry cordial there.
The berries, too--the strawberry, the blackberry, the raspberry, the whortleberry, scarcely bear fruit at all except in cleared ground.
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The raspberry season is also the hour and opportunity for thunder-showers, whose great slanting drops often splash the soil to surprising distances.
Short rotations—fruiting the plants only two or three years—and burning the old canes and trimmings, will do much to keep raspberry plantations healthy.
Of these small fruits the most popular and useful are: the strawberry, the blackberry, dewberry and raspberry, the currant, gooseberry and grape.