n. 1. A lambic beer that is fermented with raspberries. 2. An eau de vie made from raspberries. [French, raspberry, from Middle French, from Old French, from alteration (influenced by Old French fraise, strawberry) of Frankish *brāmbasi, blackberry : brām-, blackberry (compare Dutch braam; see BROOM) + -basi, berry; see bhā-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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