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gooseberry

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/Part of speech nounSorted beegoorrsyStarts with GEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

Word origin

From goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.

Used in a sentence

  • We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.
  • Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.
  • "But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry, and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."

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