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RAHZB-uh-ree/ˈrɑːzbəri/

A raspberry is a small soft red fruit. Countable: a raspberry, raspberries; fresh raspberries; raspberry jam. A strawberry is also red but larger, with seeds on the outside. Cream with raspberries is a British favourite. Grapes grow in bunches and are a different fruit.

Meaning

A small soft red fruit.

Examples

• “Would you like raspberries with cream?”
• “These raspberries are not sweet.”
• “She made a raspberry cake.”

Good to know

a raspberry, raspberries. Contrast: strawberry (larger). Pair: raspberries and cream.

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