saskatoon

== English == === Etymology === From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/ Hyphenation: sas‧ka‧toon === Noun === saskatoon (plural saskatoons) (Canadian Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia). (Canadian Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub. ==== Synonyms ==== (berry): saskatoon berry, juneberry, serviceberry (Ontario) ==== Derived terms ==== Saskatoon saskatoon blueberry ==== Translations ==== === References === Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “saskatoon”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Finnish == === Etymology === English saskatoon === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑskɑtoːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠kɑ̝t̪o̞ːn] Rhymes: -ɑskɑtoːn Syllabification(key): sas‧ka‧toon Hyphenation(key): sas‧ka‧toon === Noun === saskatoon saskatoon (berry) synonym of marjatuomipihlaja (“saskatoon”) (shrub Amelanchier alnifolia, especially the commercially exploited cultivars of it). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “saskatoon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026