Main Entry: rasp·ber·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈraz-ˌber-ē, -b(ə-)rē\

Function: noun

Etymology: English dial. rasp raspberry + English berry

Date: circa 1616

1 a : any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries b : a perennial plant (genus Rubus) of the rose family that bears raspberries
2 [short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart] : a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration; broadly : an expression of disapproval or contempt

[raspberry illustration]