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currant

/ˈkɐɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
cur-rant
IPA
/ˈkɐɹənt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.

noun

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

noun

A shrub bearing such fruit.

name

A surname from Old French.

Etymology

Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɐɹənt/
  • British English: /ˈkʌɹənt/

Inflected Forms

currants (plural) coran (alternative, obsolete) curran (alternative, obsolete) Current (alternative)

Derived Forms

blackcurrant currantlike curranty

Phrases

cherry currant currant bun currant pug currant tomato flowering currant golden currant Missouri currant northern black currant

Frequently Paired Words

date raisin sultana

Synonyms

currant bush

Homonyms

current courant (with both the hurry–furry merger and cure–fir merger)

Rhymes With

current recurrent occurrent

Questions

How do you pronounce currant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɐɹənt/.
What does currant mean?
A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
Where does currant come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce currant

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