framboise
/fɹɑmˈbwɑz/
framboise noun: raspberry liqueur.
Noun
framboise (countable and uncountable, plural framboises)
- Raspberry liqueur.
- The krieks and framboises are fine accompaniments to salads or main dishes made with fruits.1996, Food & Wine: The Guide to Good Taste, page 42
- Ruthe poured another round of coffee, this time with a shot glass of the framboise Dina made from their raspberry patch every fall.2002, Dana Stabenow, A Fine and Bitter Snow, →ISBN, page 52
- Synonyms:
- crème de framboise
- A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with raspberry.
Examples of framboise in a sentence
- Drizzle in (down the sides of the glass, for optimum streaky lines) some framboise (or creme d'cassis, if that's what you have, or some other dark, sticky, red liqueur).2007, B. Clay Moore, Hawaiian Dick Vol. 1: Byrd Of Paradise, →ISBN:
- When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, lower the speed to low and add the vanilla seeds, framboise (if using), and the cocoa powder and flour mixture.2009, Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, →ISBN:
- An Irish pub, McCaul’s serves the Guinness, Harp and Bass you'd expect plus a rotating lineup of raspberry framboises and coffee porters.2010, Amber Nimocks, “Nightlife”, in Insiders’ Guide® to North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem & High Point, Guilford...
- Note that another Belgian sour ale, oud bruin, is sometimes used as the base beer for krieks and framboises.2011, James Waller, Drinkology Beer: A Book About the Brew, Stewart, Tabori & Chang:
Synonyms of framboise
Forms of framboise
| plural | framboises |
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Origin of framboise
Borrowed from French framboise (“raspberry”). Doublet of bramberry and frambesia.
Phrases with framboise
Questions about framboise
- What does framboise mean?
- Framboise means raspberry liqueur.
- How do you use framboise in a sentence?
- Drizzle in (down the sides of the glass, for optimum streaky lines) some framboise (or creme d'cassis, if that's what you have, or some other dark, sticky, red liqueur).
- What part of speech is framboise?
- Framboise is a noun.
- How do you pronounce framboise?
- Framboise is pronounced /fɹɑmˈbwɑz/.
- What is the plural of framboise?
- The plural of framboise is framboises.
Words near framboise in the dictionary
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