Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackcurrant

/ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: black-cur-rant
IPA: /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.

noun

The berry borne by this shrub.

Example Sentences

"1993, R. D. Davidson, 19: The vegetation of Lough Neagh wetlands, R.B. Wood, R.V. Smith (editors), Lough Neagh: The Ecology of a Multipurpose Water Resource, Monographae Biologicae: Volume 69, page 487, Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) are frequent but alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) a common constituent of East Anglian carr is very rare."
"Blackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice."
"On this first day I concentrated on bushes - gooseberry and blackcurrants for the bottom end borders, rhododendrons for the front inside the wall and a couple of hydrangeas in the spaces left in the monoblocking to the left of the front door."
"Their wines are intense and elegant, tasting of blackcurrants and made to be aged."
"Blackcurrant jam is easy, but this year I have left the blackcurrants so long that they are sweet and ripe enough to eat raw: delicious rolled in a crunch of granulated sugar."

Etymology

From black + currant.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/
British English: /ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/

Inflected Forms

blackcurrants (plural) black currant (alternative) black-currant (alternative)

Derived Forms

blackcurranty

Phrases

northern black currant

Synonyms

black

Questions

How do you pronounce blackcurrant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/.
What does blackcurrant mean?: A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
Where does blackcurrant come from?: From black + currant.

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