/ ˈrɑːzbəri; NAmE ˈræzberi/ noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
a small dark red soft fruit that grows on bushes :
raspberry jam
2.
( NAmE also ˌBronx ˈcheer ) ( informal ) a rude sound made by sticking out the tongue and blowing :
to blow a raspberry at sb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from dialect rasp , abbreviation of obsolete raspis raspberry (also used as a collective), of unknown origin + berry .