Currant

//ˈkʌɹənt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
2
any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams wordnet
3
The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
4
small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking wordnet
5
A shrub bearing such fruit.

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6
any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A surname from Old French.

Synonyms

berry currant bush fruit orange shrub

Example

"Is this supposed to be a currant bun? You almost need to cycle from one currant to another, so few are there."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Anglicized form of Old French courant, present participle of courir (“to run”), hence a nickname for a hunter.

Related phrases

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