English-Thai Dictionary

currant bun

SL ดวงอาทิตย์  duang-ar-tid

 

currant bun

SL ลูกชาย  luk-chai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURRANT

n.[from Corinth. ] 1. The fruit of a well known shrub belonging to the genus Ribes, of which Grossularia is now considered a species; the grossberry or gooseberry and the currant falling under the same genus. Currants are of various species and varieties; as the common red and white currants, and the black currant.
2. A small kind of dried grape, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; used in cookery.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURRANT

Cur "rant (kr "rant ), n. Etym: [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth ) currant (in sense 1 ), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (1 ) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2 ) receiving the name from its resemblance to that grape. ]

 

1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.

 

2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.

 

3. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A shrub or bush of several species of the genus Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry ); esp. , the Ribes rubrum. Black currant, a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and R. floridum ) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit. -- Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry. -- Currant borer (Zoöl.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif. , the larvae of a small clearwing moth (Ægeria tipuliformis ) and a longicorn beetle (Psenocerus supernotatus ). -- Currant worm (Zoöl.), an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus ), introduced from Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia ). The fruit worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis ), and a spanworm (Eupithecia ). -- Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes (R.aureum ), having showy yellow flowers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

currant

cur rant |ˈkərənt, ˈkə -rənt ˈkərənt | ▶noun 1 a small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely produced in California, and much used in cooking: [ as modifier ] : a currant bun. 2 a Eurasian shrub that produces small edible black, red, or white berries. [Genus Ribes, family Grossulariaceae: numerous species, including black currant and red currant. ] • a berry from such a shrub. ORIGIN Middle English raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz ‘grapes of Corinth ’ (the original source ).

 

currant gall

cur rant gall ▶noun a spherical red or purple gall that forms on the leaves or male catkins of oak trees in response to the developing larva of a gall wasp. It results from eggs laid in the spring and alternates with the spangle gall. [The wasp is Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, family Cynipidae. ]

 

currant tomato

cur rant to ma to ▶noun a kind of tomato with tiny fruits, native to the Andes. [Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, family Solanaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

currant

cur |rant |ˈkʌr (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a small dried fruit made from a small seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region and much used in cookery. 2 a Eurasian shrub which produces small edible black, red, or white berries. ●Genus Ribes, family Grossulariaceae: several species, including blackcurrant and redcurrant. • a berry from a currant shrub. ORIGIN Middle English raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz ‘grapes of Corinth ’ (the original source ).

 

currant gall

cur |rant gall ▶noun a spherical red or purple gall which forms on the leaves or male catkins of oak trees in response to the developing larva of a gall wasp. It results from eggs laid in the spring and alternates within the annual cycle with the spangle gall. ●The wasp is Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, family Cynipidae.

 

currant tomato

cur |rant to ¦mato ▶noun a kind of tomato with tiny fruits, native to the Andes. ●Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, family Solanaceae.

 

Spanish Dictionary

currante, -ta

currante, -ta nombre masculino y femenino 1 Esp coloquial Persona que realiza un trabajo a cambio de un salario .SINÓNIMO currelante, currito .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Esp coloquial [persona ] Que es muy trabajador .Tiene doble forma de femenino: la currante y la curranta .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

currant

cur rant /kə́ːr (ə )nt |kʌ́r -/ (! currentと同音 ) 名詞 C 1 小粒の種なし干しブドウ 〘主にケーキ パン用 〙.2 〘植 〙スグリ (の実 ) 〘食用になる赤 黒 白の実を付ける 〙.