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cur·rant  (kûrnt, kr-)

n.

1. Any of various deciduous, spineless shrubs of the genus Ribes, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and having flowers in racemes and edible, variously colored berries.

2. The fruits of any of these plants, used for jams, jellies, desserts, or beverages.

3. A small seedless raisin of the Mediterranean region, used chiefly in baking.

4. Any of several other plants or their fruit.

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[From Middle English (raysons of) coraunte, (raisins of) Corinth, currants, from Anglo-Norman (raisins de) Corauntz, from Latin Corinthus, Corinth, from Greek Korinthos.]

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currant

Noun

1. a small dried seedless raisin

2. a small round acid berry, such as the redcurrant [earlier rayson of Corannte raisin of Corinth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	currant - any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves gooseberry - currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies black currant - small black berries used in jams and jellies red currant - small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
	2.	currant - any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants currant bush genus Ribes, Ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere garden current, red currant, Ribes rubrum - cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries black currant, European black currant, Ribes nigrum - widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries Ribes sativum, white currant - garden currant bearing small white berries Ribes sanguineum, winter currant - a flowering shrub bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	currant - small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking raisin - dried grape

Translations

currant [ˈkʌrnt] n → pasa;

(black, red) → grosella

currant [ˈkʌrnt] n → raisin m de Corinthe, raisin sec (= fruit); groseille f

currant [ˈkʌrnt] n → Korinthe f;

(blackcurrant, redcurrant) → Johannisbeere f

currant [ˈkʌrnt] n → uva passa

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currant

n currant [ˈkarənt, (American ) ˈkə:-]

1 a small black raisin or dried seedless grape This cake has currants in it.korintزَبيبстафида(h)rozinkakorenddie Korintheσταφίδαpasakorintکشمش بی دانهkorinttiraisin secצִמוּקमुनक्काgrožđica, ribizmazsolakismiskúrennauvetta干しぶどう씨없는 건포도razina, džiovinta besėklė vynuogėkorinteanggurkrentkorintrodzynekcorintostafidăкоринкаhrozienkorozinaribizlakorintลูกเกดดำหรือไม่มีเมล็ดfrenk üzümü(無核)小葡萄乾коринкаكشمش، منقىnho Hy Lạp(无核小)葡萄干

2 any of several types of small berry a redcurrant/blackcurrant.korintثمرة كِشْمِشплодчеrybízbærbusk; ribsbusk; solbærbuskdie...-beereείδη μούρωνgrosellasõstarانواع میوه های توت شکلviinimarjagroseille; cassisאוּכמָנִיוֹת שוֹנוֹתमुनक्का के प्रकार की और चीजेंcrni ribizribizlimacam-macam buah berryrifsber, sólberribesすぐり까치밥나무 (열매)serbentasjāņogaanggur kecilbesrips, solbærporzeczkabagacoacăză (neagră)смородинаríbezľaribezbobičavo voćevinbärผลเบอร์รีkuş üzümü茶蔗子порічки; смородинаكوئى بهى گوندنى قسم كا پهلquả lý chua茶蔗子

a packet of currants (not currents ).