Stachelbeere

German

Etymology

Stachel +‎ Beere (berry). The term has been attested since at least the late 16th century; the 1607 dictionary Dictionnaire François-Allemand & Allemand-François contains the variant forms "Stachelbeer" and "Stichelbeer".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaxl̩ˌbeːʁə/
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  • Hyphenation: Sta‧chel‧bee‧re

Noun

Stachelbeere f (genitive Stachelbeere, plural Stachelbeeren)

  1. gooseberry
    Synonym: (dialectal) Christorbeere

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