raspberry

noun

rasp·​ber·​ry ˈraz-ˌber-ē 

-b(ə-)rē

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

Illustration of raspberry

Synonyms

• snort

Examples of raspberry in a Sentence

One of the children made a raspberry at him.

there were raspberries from the audience when the hapless actress kept forgetting her lines

Recent Examples on the Web

The striped croissant has stripes of raspberry baked in parts of the dough and a raspberry fruit filling inside. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

Try raspberries on whole-grain pancakes for breakfast with a little powdered sugar or honey. —Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025

Originally, the berry was an invention made by amateur farmer Rudolph Boysen, who cross-pollinated the blackberry, loganberry and raspberry while living in Napa County in the 1920s. —Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025

For example, Shake Shack is selling lemonade with mini raspberry popping boba, inspired by the success of bubble tea. —Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

English dialect rasp raspberry + English berry

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing raspberry

• black raspberry

Rhymes for raspberry

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry

Kids Definition

raspberry

noun

rasp·​ber·​ry ˈraz-ˌber-ē 

-b(ə-)rē

1

a

: any of various black or red edible berries that are rounder and smaller than the related blackberries

b

: a usually prickly plant that produces raspberries

2

: a sound of scorn made by sticking out the tongue and blowing hard so as to make it vibrate