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What is another word for Currant? – 144 Currant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    grape raisin sultana fruit berry cranberry gooseberry elderberry blueberry blackberry raspberry strawberry cherry plum prune apricot peach nectarine pomegranate fig date citrus orange lemon lime tangerine kumquat loquat currant gooseberry huckleberry bilberry boysenberry loganberry mulberry elderberry barberry crowberry dewberry wineberry youngberry silver buffalo berry red currant black currant white currant

    Meaning of Currant

    A small, round fruit that grows on a bush and is often eaten fresh or used in cooking and baking.

    Definitions

    • A small, round stoneless fruit, typically purple, red, or white, that grows in clusters on a bush.
    • * A type of fruit, especially a currant, that is dried to be eaten as a sweet snack.

    Etymology of Currant

    The word "currant" has its roots in the 14th-century Old French word "corant" or "corinthe", which referred to a type of grape, and is derived from the Latin "corinthus", meaning "of Corinth", as the grapes were imported from the Greek city of Corinth.

    Example Uses

    • The cake was made with fresh currants and a hint of cinnamon.
    • * The gardener carefully pruned the currant bush to encourage new growth.
    • * The currant jam was a delicious accompaniment to the toast and cheese.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    vegetable leaf stem root seed flower blossom bloom sprout shoot tuber rhizome fungus mushroom herb spice seedling sapling tree shrub bush weed grass cereal grain pulse legume root vegetable bulb corm

    Related Nouns

    fruit berry bush tree plant garden orchard farm crop harvest juice jam jelly preserve dessert pastry cake tart pie crumble cobbler crisp

    Related Verbs

    grow cultivate harvest pick eat cook bake make preserve jam jelly dry dehydrate rehydrate soak steep boil stew simmer reduce puree strain

    Related Adjectives

    sweet tart juicy ripe fresh dried sweetened preserved cooked baked warm cold frozen thawed ripe unripe green red purple yellow orange black white brown gray