framboise
/frɒmˈbwɑːz
/noun
1(In cooking) a raspberry: a deep, rich framboise taste...
- The framboises confiture were excellent.
- The vendor told me they were framboises americain.
- We settled on a framboise and vanilla mousse cake.
1.1 [mass noun] A white brandy distilled from fermented raspberry juice.The eau-de-vie selection now includes framboise, kirsch, and quince....
- There were quite a few bottles gathering dust in the liquor cabinet - Benedictine, framboise, aquavit - and he decided he might as well try them all.
- I could use a glass of wine… or maybe some framboise… and I've always wanted to try a martini.
Origin
French, 'raspberry', from a conflation of Latin fraga ambrosia 'ambrosial strawberry'.