framboise

noun

fram·​boise fräⁿ-ˈbwäz 

: a brandy or liqueur made from raspberries

Examples of framboise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Try a framboise lambic, which is brewed with raspberries, or a kriek lambic made with cherries. —Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025

It's crafted with Evangeline's Praline Pecan Liqueur, Five Farms Irish Cream, Luxardo Cherry Liqueur and creme de framboise. —Aly Walansky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

Beat in the framboise, if using. —Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 May 2021

Historically, fruit beers have been closely tied to Berliner weisse, framboise and other light German and Belgium beers. —Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021

The Bungalows feature the House’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s toile de Jouy prints around the walls in shades of rich pink and gold of neon framboise pink and punchy chartreuse. —Allyson Portee, Forbes, 3 June 2021

Harper got a bottle of framboise out of the fridge for his wife, Bérénice, who was upstairs. —Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020

Fold the remaining two packages of raspberries and the framboise into the hot mixture and refrigerate until very cold. —Ina Garten, House Beautiful, 1 Nov. 2010

Add the vanilla, framboise, buttermilk, sour cream, and a pinch of salt, and whisk to combine well. —Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, raspberry, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Dutch braambes blackberry, literally, bramble berry, Old High German brāmberi — more at broom, berry

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for framboise

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau