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currant Definition

cur·rant (kʉr′ənt)

noun

  1. the raisin of a small, seedless grape (a cultivar of Vitis vinifera) grown in the Mediterranean region, used in cooking
    1. the small, sour, red, white, or black berry of several species of hardy shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family, used for jellies and jams
    2. a shrub bearing this fruit

Etymology: ME corauns < (reisins of) Coraunce < Anglo-Fr (raisins de) Corauntz, (raisins of) Corinth: orig. imported from Corinth

currant Synonyms

currant

n.

Varieties include: red, white, black, Missouri, buffalo, wild, flowering;

currant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • add: Make it the same way, but add a few currants to the suet dough, and leave out the lemon completely.
  • flower: Shrubs come in all shapes and sizes -- Buddleia for butterflies, flowering currant, hebe and mahonia for bees.
  • pick: This way you can take some whole branches in to the kitchen and pick the currants at your leisure and with ease.
  • grow: I have one gooseberry bush; 3 mongrels, thought by some to grow currants.
  • contain: The post-mortem had in fact disclosed one and half ounces of partially digested food which contained currants.
  • include: Cornish Saffron buns are made with yeast and include currants and candied peel.

Adjective modifier

  • flowering: The flowering currant roars as I find the ball, Abandoned under the lilac after the semi-final.
  • red: The egg was runny, the salad interesting, with red currants.
  • black: Maybe cause sessions are fuelled by organic dark chocolate with black currants, the good stuff.
  • white: More common on red and white currants than black.
  • fresh: Layer the set jelly, whipped cream and fresh currants in 4 glasses and serve.
  • strong: They are filled to within about six inches of their tops with fine sand, through which constantly flow strong currants of sea water.

Modifies a noun

  • bun: Instead of cakes or biscuits, try having a currant bun, a slice of melon or some malt loaf with low-fat spread.
  • jelly: A little red currant jelly is nice with the meat.
  • bush: Had a beautiful road, with shrubs each side about the size of currant bushes.
  • cake: Morag Swanson recalls " The ground was filled with heavy stones like a currant cake.
  • seed: People with deficiencies would presumably benefit from supplemental GLA intake from EPO, black currant seed oil, or borage oil.
  • oil: People with deficiencies would presumably benefit from supplemental GLA intake from EPO, black currant seed oil, or borage oil.

Noun used with modifier

  • cup: MINT PASTY ( Traditional recipe from Nth England ) 2 cups fine chopped mint 2 cups currants 2 cups brown sugar Pastry.
  • lettuce: Aphids were also a problem in early salad crops especially black bean, peach potato and lettuce currant aphid.