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noun
A blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
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History
Borrowed from French cassis (“black currant”), probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah).
Across languages
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