Zante currant

Zante currant
Zante currant an"te cur"rant A kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands. [1913 Webster]

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  • zante currant — |zantē noun Usage: usually capitalized Z Etymology: Zante, island in southwest Greece : a seedless grape or raisin * * * Zante currant noun The small seedless fruit of a Zante grape • • • Main Entry: ↑zante …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Currant — Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Black currant — Currant Cur rant (k?r rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving the name …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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