whortleberry
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whortleberry
- /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/ US
- /ˈʍɝtl̩-/ US
- /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/ UK
- /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/ UK
Where it comes from
An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle + berry. Compare English huckleberry.
noun whortleberries
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Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
Similar: hurt, hurtle, whortle bush
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
Similar: hurt, hurtle, whortle bush
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Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
Similar: hurt, hurtle, whortle bush
- A berry of one of these shrubs.
Translations
Talk about this word "whortleberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whortleberry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whortleberry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whortleberry "whortleberry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whortleberry.Cite this
@misc{whortleberry_2026,
title = {whortleberry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whortleberry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
