raisin

Definition

A dried grape.

Etymology

From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin (“grape, raisin”), from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (raz, “vine”). Doublet of raceme.

Example Sentences

• "Some of the fruit had turned black and shrunken — becoming, effectively, absurdly high-cost raisins."