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currant

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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.

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

currant [ˈkʌrənt]
n
1. (Cookery) a small dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region, used in cooking
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several mainly N temperate shrubs of the genus Ribes, esp R. rubrum (redcurrant) and R. nigrum (blackcurrant): family Grossulariaceae See also gooseberry [1]
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the small acid fruit of any of these plants
[shortened from rayson of Corannte raisin of Corinth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.currantcurrant - 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
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 [ˈkʌrənt]
A. N (= dried grape) → pasa f de Corinto; (= bush) → grosellero m; (= fruit) → grosella f
B. CPD currant bun Nbollo m con pasas, pan m de pasas(LAm)

currant [ˈkʌrənt] nraisin m de Corinthe, raisin m sec
currant bun npetit pain m aux raisins

currant
n
(= dried fruit)Korinthe f
(Bot) → Johannisbeere f; currant bushJohannisbeerstrauch m

currant [ˈkʌrnt] n (dried grape) → uva passa; (bush, fruit) → ribes m inv
currant [ˈkʌrnt] n (dried grape) → uva passa; (bush, fruit) → ribes m inv

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 건포도 razina, džiovinta besėklė vynuogė korinte anggur krent korint rodzynek corinto stafidă коринка hrozienko rozina ribizla korint ลูกเกดดำหรือไม่มีเมล็ด frenk üzümü (無子)葡萄乾 коринка كشمش، منقى nho Hy Lạp ()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 까치밥 나무 열매 serbentas jāņoga anggur kecil bes rips, solbær porzeczka baga coacăză (neagră) смородина ríbezľa ribez bobičavo voće vinbär ผลเบอร์รี kuş üzümü 醋栗子 порічки; смородина كوئى بهى گوندنى قسم كا پهل quả lý chua

a packet of currants (not currents ).


currant زبيب hrozinka korend Korinthe σταφίδα grosella, pasa de Corinto korintti raisin sec ribizl uva sultanina 小粒の種なし干しブドウ 건포도 krent korint rodzynek passa de uva, uva passa смородина vinbär ลูกเกด kuşüzümü nho khô 无核葡萄干


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She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.
There on the shelf was a bottle which she at once recognized as one containing some of her three-year-old homemade currant wine for which she was celebrated in Avonlea, although certain of the stricter sort, Mrs.
She got downstairs before me, and out into the garden, where she had seen her cousin performing some easy work; and when I went to bid them come to breakfast, I saw she had persuaded him to clear a large space of ground from currant and gooseberry bushes, and they were busy planning together an importation of plants from the Grange.
 
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