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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.

Pronunciation

Noun

currant (plural currants)

  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.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maori: karani
  • Maori: cyrans

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Verb

currant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of currō

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