Definition
A small berry-producing plant or shrub, possibly a regional name for certain wild berries or a plant in the cat-related botanical nomenclature.
Etymology
From 'cat' + 'berry,' a straightforward compound; the 'cat-' prefix in botanical names sometimes referred to wild or feline-related characteristics. The specific plant identity varies by region, reflecting local folk nomenclature.
Kelly Says
Many berries got animal names from folklore—people observed which animals ate them most and named them accordingly, so a 'catberry' was probably one cats liked to sniff around or knock off bushes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ነጭ
en-ku-lal ne-ch
ARالعربية
التوت الأسود
al-tuut al-aswad
BNবাংলা
কালো জাম
ka-lo ja-m
CACatalà
mortadella negra
mor-ta-de-lla ne-gra
CSČeština
černý rybíz
cer-ny ry-biz
DADansk
sort hindbær
sort hin-d-baer
DEDeutsch
Schwarzer Johannisbeer
schwar-zer yo-han-nis-beer
ELΕλληνικά
μαύρη μύρτιλλα
ma-vri myr-ti-lla
ESEspañol
arándano negro
ara-ndano ne-gro
FAفارسی
هلو سیاه
he-lo si-ya-h
FISuomi
musta puolukka
mu-sta pu-ol-ukka
FRFrançais
myrtille noire
mi-rtille noire
HEעברית
דובדבן שחור
dov-dav-ben sha-chor
HIहिन्दी
काले जामुन
kale ja-mun
HUMagyar
fekete áfonya
fe-ke-te a-fo-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
jambu hitam
jam-bu hi-tam
ITItaliano
mirtillo nero
mir-ti-lo ne-ro
KKKK
қара жидек
qara ji-dek
KO한국어
검은 상딸
geum-eun sang-ttal
MSBahasa Melayu
buah beri hitam
buah beri hi-tam
MYမြန်မာ
ပြာပင်
pya-pa-in
NLNederlands
zwarte bes
zwarte bes
NONorsk
svart jordbær
svar-t jord-baer
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ ਬੇਰੀ
ka-la be-ri
PLPolski
borówka czarna
bo-row-ka czarna
PTPortuguês
mirtilo negro
mir-ti-lo ne-gro
RORomână
mure negru
mu-re ne-gru
RUРусский
черная малина
cher-naya ma-li-na
SVSvenska
svart hallon
svar-t hal-lon
SWKiswahili
njugu nyeusi
njugu nyeu-si
TAதமிழ்
கருப்பு பழம்
kar-pu-ppa pa-lam
TEతెలుగు
కొల్లెర
kol-le-ra
THไทย
มะม่วงป่า
ma-muang pa
TLTL
itim na berry
i-tim na ber-ry
TRTürkçe
siyah böğürtlen
siyah bo-yürt-len
UKУкраїнська
чорниця
chor-ny-tsa
URاردو
کالی بری
ka-li bri
VITiếng Việt
mâm xôi đen
mam-xoi den
ZUZU
isibindi
i-si-bin-di