rai·sin

(rā′zĭn)

1. A sweet grape dried either in the sun or by artificial means.

2. A deep brownish purple.

[Middle English, from Old French, grape, from Vulgar Latin *racīmus, from Latin racēmus, bunch of grapes.]

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raisin

(ˈreɪzən)

(Cookery) a dried grape

[C13: from Old French: grape, ultimately from Latin racēmus cluster of grapes; compare Greek rhax berry, grape]

ˈraisiny adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rai•sin

(ˈreɪ zɪn)

n.

a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means.

[1350–1400; Middle English raisin, reisin < Old French < Vulgar Latin *racīmus, for Latin racēmus cluster (of fruit)]

rai′sin•y, adj.

raisin

currant - Developed from Middle English raison of Corauntz, "a raisin of Corinth," from where the fruit came.
figgy pudding - From the dialect term fig, which meant "raisin."
frail - Fifty pounds of raisins.
passulate - To dry grapes to make raisins, from Latin passula, "raisins."

Raisin

a bunch or cluster of grapes, 1382.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

raisin - dried grape

dried fruit - fruit preserved by drying

seedless raisin, sultana - dried seedless grape

seeded raisin - seeded grape that has been dried

currant - small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

Translations

زبيبزَبيب زَبِيب

rozinka

rosin

rusina

grožđica

rúsína

uva passa uva secca uvetta zibibbo

レーズン

건포도

rozijn

rosin

rodzynek

passa de uva uva passa

изюм изюмина

rozina

russin

ลูกเกด

kuru üzüm

nho khô

葡萄干

raisin

[ˈreɪzən] N → pasa f, uva f pasa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

raisin

[ˈreɪz^ən] n → raisin m sec

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

raisin

n → Rosine f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raisin

[ˈreɪz/ən] n → uvetta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

raisin

(ˈreizən) noun

a dried grape. She put raisins and sultanas in the cake.

raisin

→ زَبِيب rozinka rosin Rosine σταφίδα pasa rusina raisin sec grožđica uvetta レーズン 건포도 rozijn rosin rodzynek passa de uva, uva passa изюм russin ลูกเกด kuru üzüm nho khô 葡萄干

raisin

n. pasa, uva seca.

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"Yes, and you pecked out the eyes of a Raisin Bunn--one of our best citizens!" shouted a bread pudding, shaking its fist at the Yellow Hen.

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"It will make no difference," I said : "I can call at the office in the morning and apologize; in the meantime what can be the matter with the clock ?" Upon examining it I discovered that one of the raisin stems which I had been filliping about the room during the discourse of the Angel of the Odd, had flown through the fractured crystal, and lodging, singularly enough, in the key-hole, with an end projecting outward, had thus arrested the revolution of the minute hand.

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"We had cold tongue and chicken and strawberry preserves, lemon pie and tarts and chocolate cake and raisin cookies and pound cake and fruit cake -- and a few other things, including more pie -- caramel pie, I think it was.

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"Very true, but then there's the bother and expense of raisin'."

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I found them all three seated round the table, a bottle of Spanish wine and some raisins before them, and the doctor smoking away, with his wig on his lap, and that, I knew, was a sign that he was agitated.

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But I found an excellent use for these grapes; and that was, to cure or dry them in the sun, and keep them as dried grapes or raisins are kept, which I thought would be, as indeed they were, wholesome and agreeable to eat when no grapes could be had.

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"It's my nuts and raisins from dinner," replied Rebecca, who never succeeded in keeping the most innocent action a secret from her aunt Miranda; "they're just what you gave me on my plate."

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Within the pail were three slices of turkey, two slices of cold tongue, some lobster salad, four slices of bread and butter, a small custard pie, an orange and nine large strawberries, and some nuts and raisins. Singularly enough, the nuts in this dinner-pail grew already cracked, so that Dorothy had no trouble in picking out their meats to eat.

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When I wanted to stone the raisins for the mince-meat she said, no, she would do it herself, because Christmas mince-meat was very particular--as if I couldn't stone raisins right!

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Tulliver, pleadingly, "drink your wine, and let me give you some almonds and raisins."

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They have in the greatest plenty raisins, peaches, sour pomegranates, and sugarcanes, and some figs.

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He was satisfied with two arrobas of raisins and two bushels of wheat, and promised to translate them faithfully and with all despatch; but to make the matter easier, and not to let such a precious find out of my hands, I took him to my house, where in little more than a month and a half he translated the whole just as it is set down here.

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