Definition
Plural of checkerberry; another name for the fruit of wintergreen plants, small round red berries with a minty flavor.
Etymology
From 'checker' (possibly referring to spotted or variegated appearance) and 'berry' (fruit). The term, used since the 1600s, possibly referenced the plant's spotted leaves or growth pattern.
Kelly Says
Checkerberries smell amazing when crushed—they contain wintergreen oil, the same ingredient in old-fashioned candy and liniments, which is why chewing one tingles in your mouth.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chess board Berries
Chess board Berries
ARالعربية
فواكه شطرنج
fa-wa-ke shatranj
BNবাংলা
chess board জম
chess board jam
CACatalà
freixes d'escacs
fre-ixes des-kacs
CSČeština
šachovnicové maliny
sha-chov-ni-co-ve ma-li-ny
DADansk
schackskæve blåbær
shak-skeve bla-bær
DEDeutsch
Schachbrettbeer
shakh-brett-beer
ELΕλληνικά
μαύρα μούρα σκακιού
ma-vra moo-ra ska-kee-ou
ESEspañol
arándanos de ajedrez
a-ran-da-nos deh ah-cha-dres
FAفارسی
توت شطرنج
toot shatranj
FISuomi
shakkilautamarjat
shak-ki-lauta-mar-jat
FRFrançais
mûres à damier
moor ah-dee-mee-ay
GUGU
chess board ફળ
chess board phal
HAHA
gidan shago
gi-dan sha-go
HEעברית
תותי שחמט
to-ti sha-kmat
HIहिन्दी
शतरंज जामुन
shatranj ja-mun
HUMagyar
sakkás bogyós
sak-kas bo-gyos
IDBahasa Indonesia
buah checker
buah chek-er
IGIG
echek n'nwa
e-chek n'nwa
ITItaliano
mirtilli a scacchi
mir-til-li ah skak-kee
JA日本語
チェッカーベリー
chekka-berii
KKKK
шахматтық бұршақ
shakhmattyq bur-shaq
KMKM
ផ្កាឈើ ជា សាច់
ph-ka cheu ja sa-ch
MRMR
chess board फळे
chess board phale
MSBahasa Melayu
buah catur
buah ca-tur
MYမြန်မာ
စစ်ပွဲ သီး
sit-pwe thee
NLNederlands
schaakbordbessen
schaakbord-bes-sen
NONorsk
sjakkbrett blåbær
shak-kbre-t bla-bær
PAPA
chess board ਫ਼ਲ
chess board phal
PLPolski
maliny szachowe
ma-li-ny sha-kho-ve
PTPortuguês
morangos de xadrez
mor-an-gos deh shna-zhay
RORomână
mure de șah
mu-re deh sha
RUРусский
шахматные малинки
shakhmatnye malinki
SVSvenska
schackbrädeshallbär
shak-bra-des-hall-bär
SWKiswahili
matunda ya chess
ma-tun-da ya chess
TAதமிழ்
தங்கம் பட்டை பழங்கள்
than-gam pat-tai pal-an-gal
TEతెలుగు
చెక్కు బెరీలు
chekku beri-lu
THไทย
浆果ลาย cờ
jang-guo la-y kor
TLTL
checker berries
chek-er ber-ries
TRTürkçe
satranç böğürtlenleri
sa-tranch bo-yurt-len-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
шахові ягоди
shakhovi ya-godi
URاردو
شاہ نشین بری
sha-h-neshin bri
VITiếng Việt
quả việt quất cờ vua
qua viet-quat co vua
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́ Ọjọ́
e-ro ọ-jọ́
ZH中文
棋盘浆果
qí pán jiāng guǒ
ZUZU
izulu ye-chess
i-zu-lu ye-chess