Currant
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currant¹
- /ˈkʌɹənt/ UK
- /ˈkʊɹənt/ Midlands, Northern England
- /ˈkɐɹənt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈkʌɹɪnt/
- /ˈkʌɹənt/
- /ˈkɜɹɪnt/
- /ˈkɜɹənt/
Sounds like current, courant (with both the hurry–furry merger and cure–fir merger) · Rhymes with -ʌɹənt, -ɜː(ɹ)ənt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.
noun currants · coran · curran
- A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
- The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
- A shrub bearing such fruit.
Currant²
Where it comes from
Anglicized form of Old French courant, present participle of courir (“to run”), hence a nickname for a hunter.
proper noun Currants · Current
- A surname from Old French.
