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framboise

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /fɹɑmˈbwɑz/
  • /fɹæm-/
  • /-ˈbwɑ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Raspberry liqueur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crème de framboise

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with raspberry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wild raspberry, European raspberry, Rubus idaeus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: red raspberry

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French framboise (“raspberry”). Doublet of bramberry and frambesia.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • Dutch: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • French: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • German: Framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • Italian: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • Polish: framboise — traditional Belgian beer
  • Russian: фрамбуаз (frambuaz) — traditional Belgian beer
  • Spanish: framboise — traditional Belgian beer