1640s, American English adaptation of Low German kraanbere, from kraan "crane" (see crane (n.)) + Middle Low German bere "berry" (see berry). Perhaps so called from a resemblance between the plants' stamens and the beaks of cranes.
Upon the Rocks and in the Moss, grew a Shrub whose fruit was very sweet, full of red juice like Currans, perhaps 'tis the same with the New England Cranberry, or Bear-Berry, (call'd so from the Bears devouring it very greedily;) with which we make Tarts. ["An Account of Several Late Voyages & Discoveries," London, 1694]
German and Dutch settlers in the New World apparently recognized the similarity between the European berries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) and the larger North American variety (V. macrocarpum) and transferred the name. In England, they were marshwort or fenberries, but the North American berries, and the name, were brought over late 17c. The native Algonquian name for the plant is represented by West Abenaki popokwa.
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1. So many things are unsafe these days—milk, cranberry sauce, what have you.
现如今很多食品都不安全——牛奶、蓝莓酱等等。
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2. Actually I prefer canned cranberry sauce.
事实上我更喜欢罐装的蔓越橘酱.
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3. Turkey reminds me of cranberry sauce.
火鸡让我想起蔓越橘酱.
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4. What industry trends are likely to affect cranberry processing and how?
何种产业趋势较易影响蔓越莓之生产过程,并指出其如何影响?
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5. Of course, sweetie. We'll need them for cranberry dish.
