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The common European raspberry
Answer for the clue "The common European raspberry ", 9 letters:
framboise
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Framboise is the French word for raspberry , and also the name of alcohol fermented with the fruit.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn: wild raspberry , European raspberry , Rubus idaeus ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, from French framboise "raspberry" (12c.), usually explained as a corruption (by influence of French fraise "strawberry") of Dutch braambezie (cognate with German brombeere "blackberry," literally "bramble-berry"). "But some French scholars doubt ...
Usage examples of framboise.
Another detective, Emery Framboise, had been in the area and had caught the call.
Stick with the pink ones — got a nice framboise custard in the middle.