gooseberry

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gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)

gooseberry sing (pl.: gooseberries)

  1. (botanica), (gastronomia) uva spina (Ribes uva-crispa; tanto la pianta che il frutto}}
  2. (senso figurato), (soprattutto nel Regno Unito) peso morto, terzo incomodo
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈɡʊzb(ə)ɹi/, /ˈɡuːsb(ə)ɹi/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/

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composto di goose (letteralmente "oca") e berry ("bacca"), ma probabilmente derivato o quanto meno correlato al francese groseille (ribes) oppure all'olandese kruisbes, con la prima parte della parola (gros-, kruis-) mutata in goose nell'utilizzo popolare