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berry

UK/ˈbe̝ɹi] ~ [ˈbɪɹi/ US/ˈbɛɹi/ fairly common slang us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

2.

a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)

3.

verb

1.

pick or gather berries

  • “We went berrying in the summer”

Origin

From Middle English berȝe, berghe, from Old English beorġe, dative form of beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain, hill”). More at barrow. Cognates Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), North Frisian Bārig, beerch, beeri, beerj, berag, berig, berri, bärj (“mountain”), Saterland Frisian Bierich, Bíerig, Bäirch (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Cimbrian pèrge (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), German Low German Barg (“mountain”), Limburgish berg, Bärrech (“hill, mountain”), Luxembourgish Bierg (“mountain”), Mòcheno pèrg (“mountain”), Yiddish באַרג (barg, “mountain”), Danish bjerg (“mountain”), Faroese berg, bjarg (“cliff”), bjørg (“cliffs”), Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish berg (“mountain”); also Northern Luri برگ (berg, “mountain”), Polish brzeg (“bank, shore”), Russian бе́рег (béreg, “bank, shore”).

Phrases

  • acai berry
  • Avignon berry
  • balloon berry
  • berry alder
  • berry blue
  • Berry Brow
  • berry catchfly
  • Berry Hill
  • Berry Pomeroy
  • berry-bearing alder

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