currant

/ˈkʌɹənt/

UK: /ˈkʌɹənt/

currant

English Noun
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Definition

A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.

Etymology

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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