currant
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file) - Homophone: current
Noun
currant (plural currants)
- A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4mm diameter when dried.
- The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
- A shrub bearing such fruit.
Derived terms
Translations
small dried grape
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fruit
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bush
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See also
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) currant
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