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framboise.

raspberry (fruit)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fʁɑ̃.bwaz/

  1. raspberry (fruit)

    feminine
    Ces framboises sont délicieuses.

  2. framboise (a Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with raspberry)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French and Old French framboise (“raspberry”), from Frankish *brāmabasi (“blackberry”) (whence Dutch braambes), variant of Proto-West Germanic *brāmabaʀi (whence German Brombeere), all "blackberry, bramble". The French f- is due to dissimilation and influence by unrelated fraise (“strawberry”).

adj/fʁɑ̃.bwaz/

  1. raspberry (colour)

    invariable
    Je porte une chemise framboise.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French and Old French framboise (“raspberry”), from Frankish *brāmabasi (“blackberry”) (whence Dutch braambes), variant of Proto-West Germanic *brāmabaʀi (whence German Brombeere), all "blackberry, bramble". The French f- is due to dissimilation and influence by unrelated fraise (“strawberry”).

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