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cranberry

cran·berry

UK/ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/ US/ˈkɹæn.bɛr.i/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

2.

very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

Origin

Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (which means and is cognate with crane) + Beere f (which means and is cognate with berry). Equivalent to cran- + berry. Via PIE cognate with Polish żurawina, Ukrainian журавли́на (žuravlýna) (akin to жураве́ль (žuravélʹ, “crane”)); Latvian dzērvene < dzērve (“crane”).

Phrases

  • American cranberry
  • Chilean cranberry
  • common cranberry
  • cranberry heath
  • highbush cranberry
  • large cranberry
  • lowbush cranberry
  • mountain cranberry

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