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berry

/ˈbɛɹi/ noun

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In Latin: bāca, acinus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about berry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
  2. A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.
  3. A coffee bean.

verb

  1. To pick berries.
    On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.
  2. To bear or produce berries.

noun

  1. A mound; a barrow.

noun

  1. A burrow, especially a rabbit's burrow.
  2. An excavation; a military mine.

Origin

From Middle English berie, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bäie, West Flemish beier, German Beere, Icelandic ber, Danish bær. The slang sense "police car" may come from the lights on the vehicles' roofs.

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