Meaning

3 senses
  1. A 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

  2. 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

  3. A shrub bearing such fruit.

    Johannisbeere, Johannisbeerstrauch, Johannisbeerstaude

    сморо́динаsmoródina

    порі́чкаporíčka, сморо́динаsmoródyna

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Red currants are smaller than strawberries.

    Червона смородина менша за полуницю. — deniko

    ruСмородина меньше клубники. — Svetislava

  2. A currant is smaller than a strawberry.

    Порічки менші за полуницю. — User55521

    ruСмородина меньше клубники. — Svetislava

  3. In the garden, there are apple trees, plums, cherries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants.

    У саду ростуть яблуні, сливи, вишні, малина, агрус і смородина. — Ahha

    ruВ саду растут яблони, сливы, вишни, малина, крыжовник и смородина. — Wezel

    deIm Garten gibt es Apfelbäume, Pflaumen, Kirschen, Himbeeren, Stachelbeeren und Johannisbeeren. — cubismus

  4. Ziri made some red currant syrup.

  5. Ziri sugared the currant juice up.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
fruit of the genus Ribes:
Русский
By meaning 2
small dried grape:
fruit of the genus Ribes:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
small dried grape:
fruit of the genus Ribes:
bush:

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: currants
Singularcurrant
Pluralcurrants

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants:currant bush

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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