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- [goos-ber-ee, -buh-ree, gooz-]
- /ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz-/
- /ˈɡʊz.bər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goos-ber-ee, -buh-ree, gooz-]
- /ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz-/
Definitions of gooseberry word
- noun plural gooseberry the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia). 1
- noun plural gooseberry a shrub bearing this fruit. 1
- noun gooseberry A round edible yellowish-green or reddish berry with a thin translucent hairy skin. 1
- noun gooseberry fruit: sour green berry 1
- noun gooseberry shrub: gooseberry bush 1
- noun gooseberry unwanted extra person 1
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Origin of gooseberry
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; goose + berry
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Parts of speech for Gooseberry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gooseberry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gooseberry usage trend in Literature
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