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cur|rant — «KUR uhnt», noun. 1. a small raisin without seeds, made from certain sorts of small, sweet grapes. Currants are used in puddings, cakes, and buns. They are produced chiefly in the countries on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and in California;… … Useful english dictionary
rant — ab·er·rant·ly; ame·lio·rant; an·ti·per·spi·rant; ar·rant; auld far·rant; car·bu·rant; com·mo·rant; cor·mo·rant; cur·rant; de·mur·rant; dep·u·rant; er·rant·ry; ex·hil·a·rant; fig·u·rant; ful·gu·rant; ig·no·rant; ig·no·rant·ism; ig·no·rant·ly;… … English syllables
cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… … English syllables
currant — cur·rant … English syllables
currant — cur|rant [ˈkʌrənt US ˈkə:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: raison of Coraunte raisin of Corinth (14 17 centuries), from Corinth city and area in Greece] 1.) a small dried ↑grape used especially in baking cakes →↑raisin, sultana ↑sultana 2.) a small … Dictionary of contemporary English
currant — cur|rant [ kʌrənt ] noun count a small round fruit that may be red, black, or white, and grows on a currant bush … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
currant — cur•rant [[t]ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr [/t]] n. 1) pln a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, used in cooking 2) pln the small, round, sour berry of certain shrubs of the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family 3) pln the… … From formal English to slang
AEgeria tipuliformis — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black currant — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cherry currant — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
