Phrase guide

red currant

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/
  • US: /ˈɹɛdˌkɜɹənt/
  • US: /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A deciduous shrub, Ribes rubrum, native to western Europe; any of certain cultivars of the shrub.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The bright red translucent edible berry of this plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1995, Elizabeth Howard, Casting Off, Cazalet Chronicles, Book 4, 2006, unnumbered page, Her mouth was pale red and translucent, like the skin of a redcurrant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: currant

4

noun

Meaning 4

cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garden current, Ribes rubrum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: currant, currant bush

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

97 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: rooiaalbessiebos — plant
  • Northern Altai: кызылаат (kïzïlaat) — plant
  • Southern Altai: кызылгат (kïzïlgat) — plant
  • Arabic: كِشْمِش أَحْمَر (kišmiš ʔaḥmar) — plant
  • Armenian: կարմիր հաղարջենի (karmir haġarǰeni) — plant
  • Bulgarian: френско грозде (frensko grozde) — plant
  • Chukchi: выԓьагԓыӈын (vyḷʹagḷyṇyn) — plant
  • Czech: červený rybíz — plant
  • Dutch: rode bes — plant
  • Dutch: aalbes — plant
  • Estonian: punane sõstar — plant
  • Estonian: punase sõstra põõsas — plant
  • Faroese: ribs — plant
  • Faroese: rips — plant
  • Finnish: punaherukka — plant
  • Finnish: punaherukkapensas — plant
  • French: groseillier à grappes — plant
  • German: rote Johannisbeere — plant
  • German: rote Ribisel — plant
  • Greek: φραγκοσταφυλιά (fragkostafyliá) — plant
  • Hungarian: ribizli — plant
  • Icelandic: rifs — plant
  • Icelandic: rifsberjarunni — plant
  • Ingrian: punain seestara — plant
  • Ladin: ejia — plant
  • Lithuanian: raudonasis serbentas — plant
  • Macedonian: црвена рибизла (crvena ribizla) — plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rips — plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ripsbusk — plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rips — plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ripsbusk — plant
  • Occitan: groselhièr — plant
  • Polish: czerwona porzeczka — plant
  • Polish: porzeczka zwyczajna — plant
  • Portuguese: groselheira vermelha — plant
  • Romanian: coacăz roșu — plant
  • Russian: кра́сная сморо́дина (krásnaja smoródina) — plant
  • Spanish: agraz — plant
  • Spanish: calderilla — plant
  • Swahili: mtunda bukini mwekundu — plant
  • Swedish: röda vinbär — plant
  • Ukrainian: черво́на порі́чка (červóna poríčka) — plant
  • Venetan: ùa spinèla — plant
  • Venetan: ùa spinèƚa — plant
  • Afrikaans: rooiaalbessie — fruit
  • Northern Altai: кызылаат (kïzïlaat) — fruit
  • Southern Altai: кызылгат (kïzïlgat) — fruit
  • Arabic: كِشْمِش أَحْمَر (kišmiš ʔaḥmar) — fruit
  • Armenian: կարմիր հաղարջ (karmir haġarǰ) — fruit
  • Catalan: grosella vermella — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紅加侖子 /红加仑子 — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 红加侖子 (hung4 gaa1 leon4 zi1) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅醋栗 /红醋栗 (hóng cùlì) — fruit
  • Chukchi: выԓьагԓыӈын (vyḷʹagḷyṇyn) — fruit
  • Czech: červený rybíz — fruit
  • Danish: ribs — fruit
  • Dutch: rode bes — fruit
  • Dutch: aalbes — fruit
  • Estonian: punane sõstar — fruit
  • Faroese: ribs — fruit
  • Faroese: rips — fruit
  • Finnish: punaherukka — fruit
  • Finnish: punaviinimarja — fruit
  • French: groseille rouge — fruit
  • German: Johannisbeere — fruit
  • Greek: φραγκοστάφυλο (fragkostáfylo) — fruit
  • Hungarian: ribizli — fruit
  • Icelandic: rifsber — fruit
  • Icelandic: rautt rifsber — fruit
  • Ingrian: punain seestaramarja — fruit
  • Irish: cuirín dearg — fruit
  • Italian: ribes rosso — fruit
  • Ladin: ejia — fruit
  • Lithuanian: raudonasis serbentas — fruit
  • Macedonian: црвена рибизла (crvena ribizla) — fruit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rips — fruit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ripsbær — fruit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rips — fruit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ripsbær — fruit
  • Occitan: grosèla — fruit
  • Occitan: groselha — fruit
  • Occitan: grosèlha — fruit
  • Polish: czerwona porzeczka — fruit
  • Portuguese: groselha vermelha — fruit
  • Romanian: coacăză roșie — fruit
  • Russian: кра́сная сморо́дина (krásnaja smoródina) — fruit
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearc-Fhrangach — fruit
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearcag-Fhrangach — fruit
  • Spanish: agraz — fruit
  • Spanish: calderilla — fruit
  • Swahili: tunda bukini jekundu — fruit
  • Swedish: röda vinbär — fruit
  • Turkish: kırmızı frenk üzümü — fruit
  • Ukrainian: черво́на порі́чка (červóna poríčka) — fruit
  • Venetan: ùa spinèla — fruit
  • Venetan: ùa spinèƚa — fruit
  • Welsh: cyransen goch — fruit