noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdɹuːplɪt/
Received-Pronunciation:/-lət/
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General-American:/ˈdɹuplɪt/
General-American:/-lət/
rhymes with -uːplɪt
1
noun
Meaning 1
One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration.
The passengers on the chock-full boat were packed across the deck like drupelets.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drupel
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drupe, stone fruit
Narrower terms: blackberry, raspberry, acinus
History
Etymology
From drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Compare Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Breton:
drupennig
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Catalan:
drupèola
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
小核果
(xiǎohéguǒ)
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Dutch:
steenvruchtje
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Estonian:
vili
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
French:
drupéole
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
German:
Steinfrüchtchen
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Hungarian:
aszmag
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Italian:
drupa
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Italian:
nocciolo
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Serbo-Croatian:
plodić
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Serbo-Croatian:
koštunica
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Spanish:
drupeola
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
Welsh:
drwpled
— one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit
