Phrase guide

white currant

noun · 3 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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Pronunciation

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  • /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/
  • /ˈwaɪtkʌɹənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The white translucent edible berry of this bush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

garden currant bearing small white berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ribes sativum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: currant, currant bush

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: witaalbessiebos — shrub
  • Estonian: valgesõstar — shrub
  • Estonian: valgesõstrapõõsas — shrub
  • Finnish: valkoherukkapensas — shrub
  • French: groseillier à grappes — shrub
  • Polish: biała porzeczka — shrub
  • Russian: бе́лая сморо́дина (bélaja smoródina) — shrub
  • Swahili: mtunda bukini mweupe — shrub
  • Swedish: vita vinbär — shrub
  • Ukrainian: бі́ла порі́чка (bíla poríčka) — shrub
  • Venetan: ùa spinèla — shrub
  • Venetan: ùa spinèƚa — shrub
  • Afrikaans: witaalbessie — berry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白醋栗 (bái cùlì) — berry
  • Estonian: valgesõstar — berry
  • Finnish: valkoherukka — berry
  • Finnish: valkoinen viinimarja — berry
  • French: groseille blanche — berry
  • Polish: biała porzeczka — berry
  • Russian: бе́лая сморо́дина (bélaja smoródina) — berry
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearc-Fhrangach — berry
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearcag-Fhrangach — berry
  • Swahili: tunda bukini jeupe — berry
  • Swedish: vita vinbär — berry
  • Turkish: beyaz frenk üzümü — berry
  • Ukrainian: бі́ла порі́чка (bíla poríčka) — berry
  • Venetan: ùa spinèla — berry
  • Venetan: ùa spinèƚa — berry