raspis wine

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• raspberry — [raz′ber΄ē, raz′bər ē] n. pl. raspberries [earlier raspis berry < rasp, raspis, raspberry (prob. same word as ME raspis, kind of wine) + BERRY] 1. the small, juicy, edible, aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family,… …   English World dictionary

• raspberry — 1620s, earlier raspis berry (1540s), possibly from raspise a sweet rose colored wine (mid 15c.), from Anglo L. vinum raspeys, origin uncertain, as is the connection between this and O.Fr. raspe, M.L. raspecia, raspeium, also meaning raspberry.… …   Etymology dictionary