currant

noun — 3 senses

currant

noun

UK /ˈkʌɹənt/ · /ˈkʌɹɪnt/

Etymology Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.

1

A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.

2

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

3

A shrub bearing such fruit.

Derived terms: blackcurrant, cherry currant, currant bun, currantlike, currant tomato, curranty, flowering currant, golden currant, Missouri currant, northern black currant, red currant, snow currant, sticky currant, wax currant, white currant, Zante currant
Related terms: date, raisin, sultana

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