barberry

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see also: Barberry

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Etymology

From Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis, on which see Arabic بَرْبَارِيس.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/

Noun

barberry (plural barberries)

1. Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.

Translations

• French: épine-vinette
• German: Berberitze, Sauerdorn, Essigbeere
• Italian: crespino
• Portuguese: bérberis, uva-espim
• Russian: барбари́с
• Spanish: agracejo (the European type species), alarguez (archaic, dialectal), michay (Chile, Argentine, the respective species), calafate (Chile, Argentine, the respective species)

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Barberry

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Proper noun

1. Obsolete form of Beruwala.

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