mountain cranberry
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən ˈkrænˌbɛri/
:
arándano de montaña
- We found clusters of mountain cranberries while hiking in the alpine meadows.
Examples
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The tartness of the mountain cranberry gives jams a distinctive flavor.
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The mountain cranberry grows in northern climates.
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She used mountain cranberry juice as a unique ingredient in her recipe.
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I love picking mountain cranberries in the fall.
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The tartness of the mountain cranberry gives jams a distinctive flavor.
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We found clusters of mountain cranberries while hiking in the alpine meadows.
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I love picking mountain cranberries in the fall.
Synonyms
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A small tart red berry from a low evergreen bush used in jams and sauces
A low evergreen shrub that grows in northern forests and makes small red edible berries called lingonberries
A low evergreen bush in northern forests that has small tart red edible berries
A low green bush that grows in northern forests and has small red berries you can eat
A small evergreen bush that makes red berries you can eat
A low bush with small red berries that people eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of cranberry associated with mountainous or northern habitats' is directly derivable from combining 'mountain' (indicating habitat or altitude) with 'cranberry' (a berry-producing shrub). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows regular compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun mountain cranberry comes from a simple picture: small, tart red cranberry-like berries growing on low bushes in the mountains. That's why the name is used today for the low evergreen shrub known as 'lingonberry'.