currant
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹənt/, (hurry-furry merger) /ˈkɝənt/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ʌɹənt
- Homophones: current, courant (hurry-furry and cure-nurse merger)
Noun[edit]
currant (plural currants)
- A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.
- The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
- A shrub bearing such fruit.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
small dried grape
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fruit of the genus Ribes
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bush
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See also[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
currant
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