n.
Pronunciation: ' raz- ˌ ber- ē , -b( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Etymology: English dialect rasp raspberry + English berry
Date: circa 1616
1 a : any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries b : a perennial plant (genus Rubus ) of the rose family that bears raspberries
2 [short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart ] : a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration broadly : an expression of disapproval or contempt
raspberry