currant


Definition: Meaning of, currant in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkʌr(ə)nt /

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currant currants
[countable]
  1. a small dried GRAPE used especially in baking cakes [↪  raisin, sultana]
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  2. a small round red or black BERRY
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currant used in phrases

  • European black currant (noun)
    1. widely cultivated currant bearing edible black aromatic berries
  • Indian currant (noun)
    1. north American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits
  • black currant (noun)
    1. widely cultivated currant bearing edible black aromatic berries
    2. small black berries used in jams and jellies
  • currant bush (noun)
    1. any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
  • red currant (noun)
    1. cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
    2. small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
  • white currant (noun)
    1. garden currant bearing small white berries
  • winter currant (noun)
    1. a flowering shrub
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