noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of whortleberry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whortleberry
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hurtleberry
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːtl̩bɛɹi/
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General-American: /ˈhɜɹt(ə)lˌbɛɹi/
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General-American: [-ɾ(ə)l-]
History
Etymology
From Middle English hurtil-beri (“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”); further etymology unknown, compare Middle English horten, hurten (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”), and Old English horte (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”).