cranberry

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹænb(ə)ɹɪ/

Noun

cranberry (plural cranberries)

1. A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
2. The edible red berry of that shrub.
3. An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry

    

Translations

• French: canneberge
• German: Moosbeere, Kronsbeere (North German), Kranbeere, Cranberry (gastronomy)
• Portuguese: oxicoco
• Russian: клю́ква

Translations

• French: canneberge
• German: Cranberry, Moosbeere, Kranichbeere (northern German), Kronsbeere (northern German)
• Italian: ossicocco, mirtillo palustre
• Portuguese: oxicoco
• Russian: клю́ква
• Spanish: arándano, arándano rojo

Adjective

cranberry (not comparable)

1. Of the intense red colour of a cranberry.
   • 2011, Tim LaHaye, ‎Jerry B. Jenkins, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days

     Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]

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