cranberry
/ˈkrænbəri/noun
उच्चारण क्रैन्बरी
क्रैनबेरी (एक छोटी खट्टी लाल बेरी)
Basic word
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a small sour red berry that grows on a low bush and is used in cooking and for making juice
क्रैनबेरी (एक छोटी खट्टी लाल बेरी)
- a glass of cranberry juice
- Dried cranberries are good in salads.
- I like cranberry juice with ice on a hot day.
+ 2 more examples
- The bread had dried cranberries and nuts inside.
- Cranberries grow in cold, wet places and taste quite sour.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
cranberry (countable and uncountable)
Use the plural 'cranberries' for the berries themselves and the singular for the flavour, plant or product in general.
बेरी के लिए plural 'cranberries' और सामान्य स्वाद, पौधे या उत्पाद के लिए singular 'cranberry' का प्रयोग होता है।
- We bought a packet of dried cranberries from the market.
- Radhika prefers cranberry to orange juice at breakfast.
cranberry + noun (noun adjunct)
Cranberry often works like an adjective in front of another noun to name a flavour or ingredient.
'Cranberry' प्रायः किसी दूसरे noun से पहले आकर स्वाद या सामग्री बताता है, यानी adjective की तरह काम करता है।
- The cranberry sauce was too sour for the children.
- She made a cranberry cake for her sister's birthday.
a handful / a punnet / a kilo of cranberries
Use a quantity word followed by 'of' and the plural noun when you measure the berries.
बेरियों की मात्रा बताने के लिए quantity word के बाद 'of' और plural noun आता है।
- A handful of cranberries is enough for this salad.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cranberry
driedfreshfrozensweetenedwild
- Dried cranberries keep for months in an airtight jar.
cranberry + noun
juicesaucejambogmuffin
- A glass of cranberry juice is often suggested for a mild urinary infection.
verb + cranberries
harvestboilstir insoaksprinkle
- Soak the cranberries in warm water for ten minutes before adding them to the batter.
cranberry + of / in
a bowl ofa jar ofa pinch of tartness incranberries in oatscranberries in rice
- She added cranberries in the oats to make breakfast tastier.
“More examples 5
- Cranberries are grown mainly in cold, marshy regions and are rarely seen fresh in Indian markets.
क्रैनबेरी मुख्यतः ठंडे, दलदली क्षेत्रों में उगाई जाती हैं और भारतीय बाज़ारों में ताज़ी कम ही दिखती हैं।
- The shopkeeper told us that dried cranberries are costlier than raisins.
दुकानदार ने हमें बताया कि सूखी क्रैनबेरी किशमिश से महँगी होती हैं।
- Radhika added a spoonful of cranberry jam to her toast.
राधिका ने अपने टोस्ट पर एक चम्मच क्रैनबेरी जैम लगाया।
- The recipe in our school cookery book uses cranberries instead of cherries.
हमारे स्कूल की पाक-कला की पुस्तक की विधि में चेरी की जगह क्रैनबेरी का प्रयोग होता है।
- Because cranberries are very sour, most people sweeten the juice with sugar or honey.
क्रैनबेरी बहुत खट्टी होती है, इसलिए अधिकतर लोग उसके रस में चीनी या शहद मिलाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought two kilo of cranberry.
✓ I bought two kilos of cranberries.
The berries are countable, so use the plural form after a quantity.
बेरियाँ countable हैं, इसलिए मात्रा के बाद plural रूप 'cranberries' आता है।
✗ Cranberries is very sour.
✓ Cranberries are very sour.
A plural subject needs the plural verb 'are'.
Plural subject 'cranberries' के साथ plural verb 'are' आती है।