Gooseberry
noun
A small round fruit that is green or red in colour, typically sour and found on a prickly shrub.
She loves to pick fresh gooseberries in the summer.
Often appears as...
- gooseberry pie
- gooseberry jam
noun
A light green colour like that of a gooseberry.
She painted her room a fresh gooseberry hue.
Often appears as...
- gooseberry hue
- gooseberry tone
noun
A person who is left out or is the third-party in a couple’s moments or outings.
I feel like a gooseberry when they start talking about their old memories.
Often appears as...
- feel like a gooseberry
- play gooseberry
Usage tips
Dissaproving
Colloquial
noun
A small round fruit that is green or red in colour, typically sour and found on a prickly shrub.
She loves to pick fresh gooseberries in the summer.
Often appears as...
- gooseberry pie
- gooseberry jam
noun
A light green colour like that of a gooseberry.
She painted her room a fresh gooseberry hue.
Often appears as...
- gooseberry hue
- gooseberry tone
noun
A person who is left out or is the third-party in a couple’s moments or outings.
I feel like a gooseberry when they start talking about their old memories.
Often appears as...
- feel like a gooseberry
- play gooseberry
Usage tips
Dissaproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Gooseberry is often used in recipes and food-related topics, especially desserts.
This recipe calls for ripe gooseberries.
Pro Tip 2/3Sour Taste
When describing flavors, 'gooseberry' usually implies a tart or sour taste.
The tartness of the gooseberry balances the dessert's sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Green Color
The fruit's typical green color can describe other things of a similar shade.
Her dress was the color of a gooseberry.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Gooseberry is often used in recipes and food-related topics, especially desserts.
This recipe calls for ripe gooseberries.
Pro Tip 2/3Sour Taste
When describing flavors, 'gooseberry' usually implies a tart or sour taste.
The tartness of the gooseberry balances the dessert's sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Green Color
The fruit's typical green color can describe other things of a similar shade.
Her dress was the color of a gooseberry.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Gooseberry is often used in recipes and food-related topics, especially desserts.
This recipe calls for ripe gooseberries.
Pro Tip 2/3Sour Taste
When describing flavors, 'gooseberry' usually implies a tart or sour taste.
The tartness of the gooseberry balances the dessert's sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Green Color
The fruit's typical green color can describe other things of a similar shade.
Her dress was the color of a gooseberry.
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Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Marketers have long known that a name can make all the difference when you're trying to move the merch. The kiwifruit was once the Chinese gooseberry, after all - at least until the produce peddlers wised up - and the Chilean sea bass was once the singularly unappetizing Patagonian toothfish.
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Andrew Dost
American Musician
Gooseberries should be mainstream berries! Why are chemically fattened strawberries a thing? Why not the delicious gooseberry?
Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Marketers have long known that a name can make all the difference when you're trying to move the merch. The kiwifruit was once the Chinese gooseberry, after all - at least until the produce peddlers wised up - and the Chilean sea bass was once the singularly unappetizing Patagonian toothfish.
Quote examples
Andrew Dost
American Musician
Gooseberries should be mainstream berries! Why are chemically fattened strawberries a thing? Why not the delicious gooseberry?
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