noun
- Small red or orange berries from a low-growing plant (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) native to northern regions; also called cowberries or foxberries.
Usage: Plural form; singular is lingberry.; Common in Scandinavian and Northern European cuisine.; Often used in jams, preserves, and traditional dishes.
Examples
- The Scandinavian bakery sold jars of homemade lingberries jam.
- Lingberries grow wild in the forests of Sweden and Norway.
- She picked lingberries from the moorland to make a traditional sauce.
- Lingberries are tart and slightly sweet, perfect for preserves.
- The restaurant served reindeer with a lingberries compote.
- In Nordic cuisine, lingberries are as common as cranberries are in North America.