GOOSEBERRY Meaning of GOOSEBERRY in English [goose.ber.ry] n (1573) 1 a: the acid usu. prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family b: a shrub bearing gooseberries 2: currant 2. Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012