whortleberry

English

Ripe whortleberries, Vaccinium myrtillus

Etymology

An alteration of Middle English hurtilbery, hurtil-beri (see English hurtleberry), analysable as whortle +‎ berry. Compare English huckleberry.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝtl̩bɛɹi/, /ˈʍɝtl̩-/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːtl̩bəɹi/, /ˈhɜːtl̩bəɹi/
Hyphenation: whor‧tle‧ber‧ry

Noun

whortleberry (plural whortleberries)

Any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium:
Synonyms: (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) hurt, (obsolete, rare) hurtle, whortle bush
1. Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
2. Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
3. Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
A berry of one of these shrubs.
Synonyms: (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) hurt, (obsolete, rare) hurtle

Derived terms

grouse whortleberry

Translations

berry of a shrub of genus Vaccinium

Bulgarian: боровинка (bg) f (borovinka)
French: myrtille (fr) f
Latin: vaccīnium n
Spanish: arándano (es)

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