framboise

[ frahn-bwaz ]
/ frɑ̃ˈbwaz /

noun, plural fram·boises [frahn-bwaz] /frɑ̃ˈbwaz/. French.

raspberry.
crème de framboise.
a brandy distilled from raspberries.

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Words nearby framboise

fraise du bois, fraktur, frambesia, frambesioma, framboesia, framboise, frame, frame aerial, frame house, frame line, frame of mind
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British Dictionary definitions for framboise

framboise
/ French (frɑ̃bwaz) /

noun

a brandy distilled from raspberries in the Alsace-Lorraine region

Word Origin for framboise

C16: from Old French: raspberry, probably of Germanic origin
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