English Explanatory Dictionary

blackcurrant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
  2. The berry borne by this shrub.

Pronunciation

/ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blackcurrant.wav /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/

Word forms

blackcurrant blackcurrants black currant black-currant

Etymology

From black + currant.

Synonyms

black

Derived words

blackcurranty

Translations

Afrikaans: swartaalbessiebos Arabic: كِشْمِش أَسْوَد Arabic: عِنَب الثَّعْلَب Arabic: عِنَب الذِّئْب Bulgarian: касис Bulgarian: френско грозде Catalan: riber negre Catalan: groseller negre Chinese Cantonese: 黑加侖子 /黑加仑子 Chinese Mandarin: 黑加侖 /黑加仑 Chinese Mandarin: 黑醋栗 Czech: černý rybíz Dutch: zwarte bes Dutch: zwarte bessenstruik Estonian: mustsõstar Estonian: mustsõstrapõõsas Finnish: mustaherukka Finnish: mustaherukkapensas Finnish: mustaviinimarjapensas French: cassissier French: groseillier noir Galician: groselleira Galician: sorbeira German: Aalbeere German: schwarze Johannisbeere German: schwarze Ribisel Greek: φραγκοσταφυλιά Ido: kasisiero Ingrian: musta seestara Macedonian: црна рибизла Nivkh: ӿойӈи Norwegian Bokmål: solbærbusk Norwegian Bokmål: solbærplante Norwegian Nynorsk: solbærbusk Polish: czarna porzeczka Portuguese: groselheira negra Russian: чёрная сморо́дина Serbo-Croatian: црни рибиз Serbo-Croatian: crni ribiz Spanish: grosellero negro Swahili: mtunda bukini mweusi Swedish: svartvinbärsbuske Turkish: kuş üzümü Turkish: siyah frenk üzümü Ukrainian: чо́рна сморо́дина
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