currant
A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grapeA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
» Red currants are smaller than strawberries.
Смородина меньше клубники.
Червона смородина менша за полуницю.
Meaning
3 sensesA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
Korinthe
кори́нкаkorínka, сабза́sabzá
small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
Johannisbeere, Ribisel
сморо́динаsmoródina
порі́чкаporíčka, сморо́динаsmoródyna
any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
A shrub bearing such fruit.
Johannisbeere, Johannisbeerstrauch, Johannisbeerstaude
сморо́динаsmoródina
порі́чкаporíčka, сморо́динаsmoródyna
Examples
29 sentencesRed currants are smaller than strawberries.
Червона смородина менша за полуницю.
ruСмородина меньше клубники.
A currant is smaller than a strawberry.
Порічки менші за полуницю.
ruСмородина меньше клубники.
In the garden, there are apple trees, plums, cherries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants.
У саду ростуть яблуні, сливи, вишні, малина, агрус і смородина.
ruВ саду растут яблони, сливы, вишни, малина, крыжовник и смородина.
deIm Garten gibt es Apfelbäume, Pflaumen, Kirschen, Himbeeren, Stachelbeeren und Johannisbeeren.
Ziri made some red currant syrup.
Ziri sugared the currant juice up.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.
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Forms
plural: currantsSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants:currant bush