blackberry winter

English

Etymology

So-called because it (typically) falls when blackberries are flowering.

Noun

blackberry winter (plural blackberry winters)

1. (especially Southern US, Midwestern US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

   Synonyms: blackthorn winter, dogwood winter

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:blackberry winter.

Coordinate terms

• squaw winter
• Indian summer and synonyms listed there

Translations

period of cold weather around March, April or May

• Catalan: sants de glaç (in May)
• Dutch: ijsheiligen (nl) (in May)
• Finnish: takatalvi (fi)
• French: saints de glace (fr) (in May)
• German: Eisheiligen (de) (in May), see also Schafskälte (de) (in June)
• Swedish: järnnätter (especially in June)