currant
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- noun
- /ˈkɜr.ənt/
:
grosella
- The aroma of fresh sharp black currants poured over me.
- black currants
- red currants
- currant jelly
It's the Joe Malone green almond and red currant.
- It's the Joe Malone green almond and red currant.
- No, no chocolate or black currant flavours, just plain milk of magnesia.
- It has the Comforter bubble bar sent with black currant, citrusy bergamot and earthy Cypress.
Examples
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Beef stew with red currant jelly.
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With pigeon, apples, and currants.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'll make one of my red currant cakes.
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Do you remember the day that I brought the currant jelly?
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Baskets of croissants, pots of strong coffee, crystal dishes of black currant preserves.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jean-Pierre, the red currants will go with the duck, n'est-ce pas?
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While talking, Chaya spreads black currant jam over a second buttermilk scone, the one she said she wouldn't eat.
Fiction book (1997) -
During a massive, hour-and-a-half breakfast of various sliced leftover meats, red currant jam, numerous hot rolls, and lots of tea, we would discuss how to attack the day's problems.
Academic text (2005) -
I used fresh currants to make a delicious fruit jam.
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For dessert, we had a tart made with black currants and whipped cream.
Synonyms
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A small juicy fruit used in desserts and jams
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2.7
A small dark berry with a tart, strong taste used in jams and drinks
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A small dark purple berry or the bush that makes it that people use for jam, juice, and desserts
A small sour bright red berry that grows on a bush and is used for jam and desserts
A small garden bush that produces tart red berries for cooking and jam
A shrub that produces small black berries used in jams and drinks
Small white berries you can eat that grow on a bush
Compounds
A North American bush with clusters of red or pink flowers that bloom in early spring
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Etymology
The word currant comes from the Greek city Corinth, which was famous for very small grapes that were dried into raisins. People later used the same name for similar small red or black berries, so a currant is a small tart berry used for jam.