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lingonberry

lingonberry

1 8.3
A small tart red berry from a low evergreen bush used in jams and sauces
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛri/
  • UK
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  • Many people enjoy spreading lingonberry jam on their toast for breakfast.
  • lingonberry jam
  • lingonberry sauce
  • meatballs with lingonberries

I think it's just going to be lingonberry cups, and you have to assemble them yourself.

Examples

  • This suggests it to be paired with Swedish meatballs with lingonberry jam and watching the Evening News.

  • Take a look at what we found above, and do yourself a favor: find some lingonberry soap.

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  • Lingonberry pancakes.

  • The lingonberry pancake.

  • She has lingonberry pancakes.

  • Lingonberry water, Monsieur Onegin?

  • Lingonberries are often used to make lingonberry sauce that pairs well with meat dishes.

  • For dessert, she prepared a tart made with lingonberry filling and a crispy crust.

Synonyms

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
vslingonberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low evergreen shrub that grows in northern forests and makes small red edible berries called lingonberries

is the common food name used in jams and sauces
mountain cranberry
vslingonberry
4.7

A low evergreen shrub from northern places that makes small tart red berries

is the familiar culinary name used in jams and sauces
cowberry
vslingonberry
  • UK
9.1

A low evergreen bush in northern forests that has small tart red edible berries

is the widely used culinary name rather than a regional term
foxberry
vslingonberry
9.9

A low bush with small red berries that people eat

is the common cooking name rather than a local label
lingenberry
vslingonberry
9.9

A small evergreen bush that makes red berries you can eat

is the standard culinary name used in recipes and markets
lingberry
vslingonberry
9.9

A low green bush that grows in northern forests and has small red berries you can eat

is the established food name used for jams and sauces

How Tart

cranberry
61 1.4
lingonberry
  • UK
1 8.3

Surface Forms

lingonberry singular
lingonberries plural

Morphology

lingonberry = lingon + berry (semi-transparent) = lingon + berry

The compound structure 'lingon' + 'berry' makes clear that this is a type of berry, but 'lingon' is a loanword and may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

Lingonberry comes from the Swedish word lingon ('heather') and the English word berry, because these tart red berries grow on low shrubs in the heather of northern forests.