Barbados cherry
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrbəˌdoʊs ˈʧɛri/
- Specialized
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cereza de Barbados
- The juice from Barbados cherry is rich in vitamin C and often used to make refreshing drinks.
Examples
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We planted a Barbados cherry in our garden to enjoy its tart fruit each summer.
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Scientists are studying the antioxidant properties of the Barbados cherry due to its high vitamin content.
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I love eating Barbados cherries in the summer.
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The Barbados cherry is known for its high vitamin C content.
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The juice from Barbados cherry is rich in vitamin C and often used to make refreshing drinks.
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We planted a Barbados cherry in our garden to enjoy its tart fruit each summer.
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I love eating Barbados cherries in the summer.
Synonyms
A tropical bush that makes small red sour fruits like cherries
A small tropical bush that makes red, tart fruits high in vitamin C
A tropical shrub or small tree that makes small tart red fruit
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning (a cherry or cherry-like fruit associated with Barbados) is directly and compositionally derived from 'Barbados' (a place name) + 'cherry' (a small round fruit); a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a type of cherry or fruit from Barbados. Place-name + noun compounds that name species or products are cross-linguistically common and follow straightforward compositional patterns, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Barbados cherry gets its name from the Caribbean island Barbados and from the plant's small fruits that look like cherries. Because this bush makes many sour, red fruits rich in vitamin C, people began to call both the plant and its fruit the Barbados cherry, so the name now refers to the shrub and its edible fruit.