framboise

American

[frahn-bwaz] / frɑ̃ˈbwaz /

noun

French.

PLURAL

framboises

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

framboise British

/ frɑ̃bwaz /

noun

a brandy distilled from raspberries in the Alsace-Lorraine region

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Etymology

Origin of framboise

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

Example Sentences

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They resemble raspberries, and one name for the disease is “framboise,” French for raspberry.

From New York Times

I think you'll find that because the 's' of framboise is followed by an 'e', then it is pronounced.

From The Guardian

There he ordered an ice of mixed framboise, pistachio, and coffee, and some iced raspberry syrup, and sat outside under the awning, slowly enjoying the ice, sucking the syrup through straws, and thinking.

From Project Gutenberg

He did, and we did, and I had a glass of framboise that packed a hell of a kick and tasted like fizzy raspberry lemonade; and doorstopper fries and a club sandwich.

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Its synonym, frambesia, is from the French, framboise, a raspberry.

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