currant

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkʌɹənt/
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/ˈkʌɹənt/ · /ˈkʊɹənt/ · /ˈkɐɹənt/ · /ˈkʌɹɪnt/ · /ˈkɜɹɪnt/ · /ˈkɜɹənt/

Definition of currant

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
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noun

  1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
  2. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
  3. A shrub bearing such fruit.

name

  1. A surname from Old French.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.

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