framboise
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of framboise
C16: from Old French: raspberry, probably of Germanic origin
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I think you'll find that because the 's' of framboise is followed by an 'e', then it is pronounced.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2011
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 Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Macaulay, Rose, Dame
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.
From Craphound by Doctorow, Cory
Its synonym, frambesia, is from the French, framboise, a raspberry.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Traditionally made in Belgium and Germany, sour beers come in a variety of styles: aged and blended gueuzes, cherry-steeped krieks, raspberry framboises and citrus-scented, wheat-based Berliner weisses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2018
Just for a change, my dear, let's try a pate de foie de canard, an oyster salad, quail with grapes and, oh, let's be daring, a tarte aux framboises.
From Time Magazine Archive
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