currant

== English == === Alternative forms === coran, curran (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth. === Pronunciation === enPR: kŭr′ənt, (hurry–furry merger) kûr′ənt (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹənt/ (Northern England, Midlands) IPA(key): /ˈkʊɹənt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐɹənt/ (General American, Canada) (without the hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹɪnt/, /ˈkʌɹənt/ (hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɜɹɪnt/, /ˈkɜɹənt/ Rhymes: -ʌɹənt, -ɜː(ɹ)ənt Homophone: current Homophone: courant (with both the hurry–furry merger and cure–fir merger) === Noun === currant (plural currants) A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red. A shrub bearing such fruit. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with current. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Māori: karani ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʊr.rant] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkur.rant] === Verb === currant third-person plural present active subjunctive of currō