cranberry
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Very tart red berry used for sauce or juice.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kranbuhreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹænbɛɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
countable
The edible red berry of that shrub.
An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.
A community and neighbourhood in the city of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.
A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Cranberry Township.
adjective
Of the intense red colour of a cranberry.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
Used this way, cranberry is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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More ways to use cranberry
- “I enjoy a glass of tart cranberry juice in the morning.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries.
The cultivation of cranberries.
Small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries.
The juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened).
Sauce made of cranberries and sugar.
Deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries.
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