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raisin

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rai·sin  (rzn)
n.
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 *racmus, from Latin racmus, bunch of grapes.]

raisin [ˈreɪzən]
n
(Cookery) a dried grape
[from Old French: grape, ultimately from Latin racēmus cluster of grapes; compare Greek rhax berry, grape]
raisiny  adj

Raisin a bunch or cluster of grapes, 1382.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.raisinraisin - 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
raisin [ˈreɪzən] Npasa f, uva f pasa

raisin [ˈreɪzən] nraisin m sec

raisin
nRosine f

raisin [ˈreɪzn] nuvetta
raisin [ˈreɪzn] nuvetta

raisin
n raisin [ˈreizən]
a dried grape She put raisins and sultanas in the cake. rosyn زَبيب стафида rozinka rosin die Rosine σταφίδα uva pasa rosin کشمش rusina raisin sec צִימוּק किशमिश grožđica mazsola kismis rúsína uva secca/passa レーズン 건포도 razina rozīne kismis rozijn rosin rodzynek passa stafidă изюм sušené hrozienko rozina grožđice russin ลูกเกด kuru üzüm 葡萄乾 родзинки کشمش nho khô 萄干

raisin زَبِيب hrozinka 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


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