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cassis

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Borrowed from French cassis (“black currant”), probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah).

noun cassises

uncountable, usually A blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.
uncountable, usually A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis. Cassis and soda is a popular drink.
US, uncountable, usually A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common.

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@misc{cassis_2026,
  title = {cassis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cassis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}