How to pronounce whortleberry
American English pronunciation
WUR-tul-ber-ee
- IPA
- /ˈwɝtəlˌbɛɹi/
- Syllables
- WUR · tul · ber · ee (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What whortleberry means
A small dark berry on a low shrub, like a blueberry
In a sentence: We picked a bowl of whortleberries on the hill.
Where it comes from: It changed over time from an older word, "hurtleberry." It is a cousin of the huckleberry.
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