cranberry
A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sectA shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
» Tom wants to eat some cranberries.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
(countable)The edible red berry of that shrub.
Cranberry, Moosbeere, Kranichbeere
клю́кваkljúkva, клю́кваkljúkva
журавли́наžuravlýna, журавли́наžuravlýna
very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
(countable, uncountable)An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.
Examples
26 sentencesTom wants to eat some cranberries.
I don't like cranberries.
ruЯ не люблю клюкву.
deIch mag keine Preiselbeeren.
I like cranberries.
ruЯ люблю клюкву.
deIch mag Preiselbeeren.
Tom likes cranberries.
There are lots of cranberries there.
Translations
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Origin
Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (wAdapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (which means and is cognate with crane) + Beere f (which means and is cognate with berry). Equivalent to cran- + berry.
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Forms
plural: cranberries| Singular | cranberry |
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Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable