English Explanatory Dictionary

currant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

kŭr′ənt kûr′ənt /ˈkʌɹənt/ en-uk-currant.ogg /ˈkʊɹənt/ /ˈkɐɹənt/ /ˈkʌɹɪnt/ en-us-ne-current.ogg /ˈkɜɹɪnt/ /ˈkɜɹənt/ en-us-current.ogg

Word forms

currant currants coran curran Current

Etymology

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

Related words

date raisin sultana

Derived words

blackcurrant cherry currant currant bun currantlike currant tomato curranty flowering currant golden currant Missouri currant red currant snow currant sticky currant wax currant white currant Zante currant
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