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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

RED BERRYB2

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?

Common phrases: cranberry juice, cranberry sauce, dried cranberry

BERRY PLANTC1

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.

Common phrases: cranberry plant, cranberry bush, grow cranberry

DEEP RED COLORC2

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.

Common phrases: shade of cranberry, cranberry and gold

adjective

DEEP REDC1

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.

Similar words: deep red

Common phrases: cranberry dress, cranberry red, cranberry walls

verb

GATHER BERRIESC2

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.

Common phrases: cranberry in autumn, cranberry near something

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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