currant
Meaning
- 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.
Synonyms
currant bush
currant-bush
currant-tree
Translations
groseille
ribes
Johannisbeere
grosella
aalbes
groselha
grosella
Ribes rubrumPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʌɹənt/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.
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