Johannisbeere

• Johannsbeere, Hansbeere (archaic)

Johannis +‎ Beere, literally “John's berry”, named for the feast day of St. John the Baptist (24th of June), said to be when the fruit ripens.

• IPA^(key): /joˈhanɪsˌbeːrə/

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Johannisbeere f (genitive Johannisbeere, plural Johannisbeeren)

1. currant (Ribes gen. et spp., chiefly the fruits)

   Synonyms: (Swabia) Träuble, (Switzerland) Trübeli, (Switzerland) Meertrübeli, (Austria, Bohemia) Ribisel, Gichtbeere, (Saxonia) Wanzenbeere, (Prussia) Bockbeere

• → Cimbrian: johannisper (partial calque)

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