Meanings
plural blackberry winters
- Midwestern USSouthern USespeciallyA period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).
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Synonyms: blackthorn winter, dogwood winter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).
Origin
So-called because it (typically) falls when blackberries are flowering.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sants de glaç
- sants de glaçperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
Dutch ijsheiligen
- ijsheiligenperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
Finnish takatalvi
- takatalviperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
French saints de glace
- saints de glaceperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
German Eisheiligen, see also Schafskälte
- Eisheiligenperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
- see also Schafskälteperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
Swedish järnnätter
- järnnätterperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
Vietnamese rét nàng Bân
- rét nàng Bânperiod of cold weather around March, April or May
Cite this entry
blackberry winter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackberry%20winter
“blackberry winter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackberry%20winter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blackberry winter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackberry%20winter.
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