huckleberry

Etymology
Probably an alteration of 🇨🇬. American English from 1660s.

Noun

 * 1) A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera  and.
 * 2) A shrub growing this fruit.
 * 3) A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase.
 * 4)  A person of little consequence.
 * 5)  The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
 * I'm your huckleberry.
 * 1)  The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
 * I'm your huckleberry.

Usage notes
While some species, such as, the red huckleberry, are always called huckleberries, other species may be called blueberries or huckleberries depending upon local custom. Usually, the distinction between them is that blueberries are white on the inside in most cases compared to huckleberries which vary from red to purple inside with a couple dozen tiny seeds.

Derived terms

 * he-huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * he-huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * he-huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * he-huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * he-huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * red huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry
 * squaw huckleberry

Translations

 * Blackfoot: aapaawapsspi
 * Catalan:, mirtil americà
 * Finnish: valemustikka ; ,
 * French: myrtille américaine
 * German:
 * Italian: mirtillo americano
 * Latin: myrtillus americanus
 * Maori: huapēre
 * Portuguese: mirtilo americano
 * Spanish: arádano americano
 * Unami: min


 * Cherokee: ᎫᏩᏯ
 * Finnish: valemustikka ; ,


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1)  To pick huckleberries.