Definitions for currant

currant cur·rant

Spelling: [kur-uh nt, kuhr-]
IPA: /ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr-/

Currant is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in currant (acnrrtu).

Definitions for currant

noun

  1. a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
  2. the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes.
  3. the shrub itself.
  4. any of various similar fruits or shrubs.

Origin of currant

1300-50; shortened from Middle English raysons of Coraunte raisins of Corinth, the port in Greece from which they orig. came

Examples for currant

It will be the better for adding a glass of currant wine also.

His mother said she was sure he would now be good, and eat the currant tart.

The procedure in this case is the same as for currant jelly.

I was close before I saw him, for he was sitting down and the currant bushes were between.

When quite tender take off the tape, lay the meat on a dish, strain the gravy over it, and serve it up with currant jelly.

It had a blemish, in the nature of currant jelly, on its chin; and was a thirsty child.

Somewhere among the currant bushes was a sound of eery laughter.

Barkeley came up with the idea for The Daily currant after a few other career tracks failed to pan out.

Pour the currant sauce over the dish, garnish with the fresh oregano or parsley, and serve.

Always have some currant jelly on the table to eat with roast mutton.

Word Value for currant
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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