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Where does “raspberry” come from?

Raspberry derives from Middle English raspise, from Old French raspise, from Frankish *raspōn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Hros- through Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrásas and Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrásas, with the root also appearing in Sanskrit रस.

raspberry (English): The plant "Rubus idaeus"; Any of many other ...

Definitions

  1. The plant "Rubus idaeus"; Any of many other ...

Ancestry of “raspberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishraspise—

Words derived from “raspberry”

  • razz
  • raspberrying
  • raspberryade
  • raspberrylike
  • raspberryish
  • ラズベリー
  • रसभरी
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