cranberry
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈkrænbɛri/ · UK /ˈkrænbəri/
cranberry means: A small, sour red berry, often used in drinks and sauces.
noun
A small, sour red berry, often used in drinks and sauces.
- This cranberry tastes sour.
- She added dried cranberries to the cake.
- Would you like cranberry sauce with your turkey?
A low plant that grows in wet ground and produces small, sour red berries.
- The cranberry grows in wet soil.
- A cranberry plant spread across the garden bed.
- These cranberries produce small pink flowers in spring.
A strong, deep red color like the color of a small red berry.
- She chose cranberry for the walls.
- The fabric comes in cranberry and cream.
- A touch of cranberry brightened the design.
adjective
Having a strong, deep red color.
- She wore a cranberry scarf.
- We painted the door cranberry red.
- The cranberry curtains matched the dark wooden furniture.
verb
To collect small, sour red berries growing in the wild.
- They cranberry in the autumn.
- We cranberried near the marsh yesterday.
- Families used to cranberry together after the first frost.
Questions about cranberry
What does cranberry mean?
A small, sour red berry, often used in drinks and sauces.
What is cranberry in other languages?
Türkçe: turna yemişi · Español: arándano rojo · Français: canneberge · Deutsch: Cranberry · Italiano: mirtillo rosso americano · 日本語: クランベリー
How do you pronounce cranberry?
In American English /ˈkrænbɛri/; in British English /ˈkrænbəri/.
How do you use cranberry in a sentence?
This cranberry tastes sour. She added dried cranberries to the cake.
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