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cassis

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See also: Cassis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassis.

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Noun

cassis (usually uncountable, plural cassises)

  1. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries.
  2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.
    Cassis and soda is a popular drink.
    • 1972, Evan Hunter, Every Little Crook and Nanny, page 132:
      The bartender looked at her malevolently for a moment, shook his head, and walked away to mix the drink. "I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said.
  3. (chiefly US) A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common.

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Etruscan

Romanization

cassis

  1. romanization of 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌔𐌉𐌔

French

Etymology

Probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah), meaning incense cassia or the cassia tree.

Pronunciation

Noun

cassis m (invariable)

  1. blackcurrant (fruit)
  2. the shrub of this fruit
  3. liqueur made with this fruit; crème de cassis
  4. (slang) head

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