Definition of: raspberry

(raz′ber′ē, -bər·ē, räz′-) noun plural ·ries
1. The round fruit of certain brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family, composed of drupes clustered around a fleshy receptacle.
2. The plant yielding this fruit.
3. Slang A vulgar sound indicating contempt and produced by vibrating the tongue between the lips [<earlier rasp raspberry (? <OF (vin) raspé thin wine <râpe RAPE³) + BERRY]