gooseberry
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gooseberry
- /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/ US
- /ˈɡʊzb(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɡuːsb(ə)ɹi/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun gooseberries
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A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.
Similar: goosegog
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa and hybrids between this and others in the genus Actinidia
- Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
- Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
- Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
- Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
- Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
- Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
- Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
- Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
- A chaperone.
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An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.
Similar: third wheel, fifth wheel
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A fool.
Similar: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon
- A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
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A testicle.
Similar: testicles, testes, acorns, agates, apples, apricots, bags, ballocks, balls, bangers, bannocks, baws
Translations
Every language
noun fruit
| Español | uva espina, uva crespa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 까치밥 나무 kkachibap namu |
| 日本語 | グーズベリー gūzuberī |
| 中文 | 醋栗 cùlì |
| Kiswahili | tunda bukini |
| Português | groselha |
| Français | groseille à maquereau |
| Deutsch | Stachelbeere |
| Italiano | uva spina |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκοστάφυλο fragkostáfylo |
| Română | agrișă |
| Русский | крыжо́вник kryžóvnik |
| العربية | عِنَب الثَعْلَب ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab |
noun additional person
| Español | carabina, trotona |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 電燈泡 /电灯泡 diàndēngpào |
| Deutsch | fünftes Rad am Wagen |
| Italiano | ultima ruota del carro |
| Русский | как телеге пятое колесо kak telége pjátoje kolesó, как собаке пятая нога kak sobáke pjátaja nogá, не пришей кобыле хвост ne prišéj kobýle xvost |
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title = {gooseberry},
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