Complete Definition of "gooseberry"

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Noun
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  1. A fruit closely related to the currant.

#: We had a good haul of gooseberries from our tree this year.

  1. Any of several other unrelated fruits, such as the Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit) and the Indian gooseberry (amla).
  2. an additional person that is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation

#: Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.

Synonyms
additional person: third wheel

Translations
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Czech: angrešt m
Finnish: karviaismarja, karviainen
French: groseille f
German: Stachelbeere f
Italian: uva spina f
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Malayalam: ന�ല�ലി��� (nellikka)
Maltese: �awsla f
Maori: kuihipere
Polish: agrest m
Romanian: agri�� f
Russian: к��жовник m (:ru:к��жовник|ru)
Scots: groser
Slovene: kosmulja f
Swedish: krusbär
Ukrainian: ��� (:uk:���|uk)
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trans-top|additional person
Finnish: kolmas pyörä
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