currant
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹənt/
- (General American, without the hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹənt/
- Rhymes: -ʌɹənt
- (General American, hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɝənt/
- Homophones: current, (hurry–furry merger, cure–fir merger) courant
Noun
editcurrant (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
editTranslations
editsmall dried grape
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fruit of the genus Ribes
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bush
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See also
editLatin
editVerb
editcurrant
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