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BNC: 16415 COCA: 17825

currant

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
currant /ˈkɚrənt/ noun
plural currants
currant
/ˈkɚrənt/
noun
plural currants
Learner's definition of CURRANT
[count]
: a small seedless raisin that is used in baking and cooking(用于烘焙和烹饪的)无核小葡萄干
: a small red, black, or white berry that is often used in making jams and jellies醋栗;茶藨子
◊ Do not confuse currant with current.
BNC: 16415 COCA: 17825

currant

noun

cur·​rant ˈkər-ənt How to pronounce currant (audio)
ˈkə-rənt
1
: a small seedless raisin originally grown chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean
2
: the acid edible fruit of various shrubs (genus Ribes) placed in either the saxifrage or gooseberry family
also : a plant bearing currants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For dessert, the cacao y pasilla is an elegant dish with chocolate mousse encasing a pasilla core, a cacao financier and currant gel. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Bitters Lab makes five core bitters flavors — including (from left) aromatic, charred cedar and currant, habanero lime, blueberry cardamom and burnt honey hops — in the company's Salt Lake City kitchen, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2022 Decent tannins emerge in this wine, which has notes of blackberry and blueberry with currant and a dry finish. cleveland, 12 June 2022 Slight smoke, some menthol, black cherry and a bit of currant. cleveland, 15 May 2022 Starting with rosé, here is a style of Champagne that stands out if only for its color, which ranges from pale orange to deep currant. Tom Hyland, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 This has infused this decadent liquid with notes of blackberries, currant and almond, that complement a background of vanilla and tropical fruit. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2021 Consider varieties that supply food and shelter to birds, such as sumac, elderberry, flowering currant and mock orange. oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021 There are several examples of Chianti Classico made here; the 2019 annata is a beauty, with appealing morel cherry and currant aromas backed by very good acidity and supple tannins. Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from earlier corawnce, currantes, ellipsis from Middle English reysouns of corans, borrowed from Anglo-French raisins de Curance "raisins of Corinth," from Corinth, Greece

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of currant was in the 14th century
BNC: 16415 COCA: 17825

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