Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thimbleberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thim-ble-ber-ry
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rubus parviflorus, a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico.

noun

The fruit of the above plant.

noun

The black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.

Etymology

From thimble + berry.

Inflected Forms

thimbleberries (plural)

Synonyms

black raspberry blackcap blackcap raspberry rubus occidentalis salmonberry salmon berry rubus parviflorus flowering raspberry purple-flowering raspberry rubus odoratus

Questions

What does thimbleberry mean?
Rubus parviflorus, a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico.
Where does thimbleberry come from?
From thimble + berry.

How to pronounce thimbleberry

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “thimbleberry”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “thimbleberry”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “thimbleberry” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.