cassis
noun
2.
( italics ) French.
a.
a black currant.
b.
a brandy distilled from black currants.
Origin:
< French
< French
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| —n | |
| a blackcurrant cordial | |
| [C19: from French] | |
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Word Origin & History
cassis
black currant liquor, 1907, from Fr., apparently from L. cassia (see cassia).
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