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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

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

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currant [ˈkʌrnt] n → Korinthe f;

(blackcurrant, redcurrant) → Johannisbeere f

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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. korint زَبيب стафида (h)rozinka korend die Korinthe σταφίδα pasa korint کشمش بی دانه korintti raisin sec צִמוּק मुनक्का grožđica, ribiz mazsola kismis kúrenna uvetta 干しぶどう 씨없는 건포도 razina, džiovinta besėklė vynuogė korinte anggur krent korint rodzynek corinto stafidă коринка hrozienko rozina ribizla korint ลูกเกดดำหรือไม่มีเมล็ด frenk üzümü (無核)小葡萄乾 коринка كشمش، منقى nho Hy Lạp (无核小)葡萄干

2 any of several types of small berry a redcurrant/blackcurrant. korint ثمرة كِشْمِش плодче rybíz bærbusk; ribsbusk; solbærbusk die...-beere είδη μούρων grosella sõstar انواع میوه های توت شکل viinimarja groseille; cassis אוּכמָנִיוֹת שוֹנוֹת मुनक्का के प्रकार की और चीजें crni ribiz ribizli macam-macam buah berry rifsber, sólber ribes すぐり 까치밥나무 (열매) serbentas jāņoga anggur kecil bes rips, solbær porzeczka baga coacăză (neagră) смородина ríbezľa ribez bobičavo voće vinbär ผลเบอร์รี kuş üzümü 茶蔗子 порічки; смородина كوئى بهى گوندنى قسم كا پهل quả lý chua 茶蔗子

a packet of currants (not currents ).