cranberry

[kran-ber-ee, -buh-ree]

noun

plural

cranberries 

1. the red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon large cranberry, or American cranberry or V. oxycoccus small cranberry, or European cranberry, used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice.

2. the plant itself, growing wild in bogs or cultivated in acid soils, especially in the northeastern U.S.

cranberry

/ -brɪ, ˈkrænbərɪ /

noun

1. any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries

2. the berry of this plant, used to make sauce or jelly

Word History and Origins

Origin of cranberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1640–50; from Low German kraanbere; crane, berry

Word History and Origins

Origin of cranberry¹

C17: from Low German kraanbere, from kraan _crane + bere _berry

Example Sentences

The meal includes a frozen turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, gravy, bread, and frozen corn.

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But there’s also Stove Top stuffing and that fake cranberry sauce, because I’m still from the block.

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Jelly bean flavors include green apple, blue raspberry, lemon, tangerine, and cranberry — “which each deliver just enough fruity sweetness to accentuate their accompanying jolt of sour,” per TJ’s.

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“The guy would drink whole jugs of vodka and cranberry,” Osbourne tells us, “and while he was sitting there, waiting for ’em to be made, he’d get through a six-pack of beer.

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She said she tries to keep healthy, and self-medicate with cranberry juice and vitamins, but often needs medication to get better.

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