raisin

UK/ˈɹeɪzən/US/ˈɹeɪzən/

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Other forms: raisins

A raisin is a dried grape, sweet and wrinkled. A box of raisins, raisins in the cake, soak the raisins.

Drying concentrates the sugar, which is what preserves it and why raisins are so sweet. They are poisonous to dogs, and nobody knows why. The word is simply the French for a grape, which is why French speakers find the English use odd.

Definitions of raisin

1nounraisinA dried grape.A2+
“She put a handful of raisins in her porridge.”

raisin is a dried fruit.

Where it comes from

Anglo-Norman raisin means a grape, from Latin racemus, a bunch of grapes. In French the word still means grape.

Latin
racīmus
Anglo-Norman
raisin — grape, raisin
Middle English
raysyn
English, today
raisin

From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman raisin (“grape, raisin”), from Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (“vine”). a doublet of raceme.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Food & Drink

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raisin in the wild

Zante currants, Corinth raisins, Corinthian raisins or simply currants, are raisins of the small, sweet, seedless grape cultivar Black Corinth (Vitis vinifera).
Zante currant
The name comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de Corinthe" (grapes of Corinth) and the Ionian island of Zakynthos (Zante), which was once the major producer and exporter.
Zante currant
Raisin bran (sultana bran in some countries) is a breakfast cereal containing raisins and bran flakes.
Raisin bran
Though Raisin Bran is generally perceived as a healthier alternative to more sugary cereals, most popular brands of raisin bran contain high amounts of sugar.
Raisin bran
Raisin bread or fruit bread,which has been known as "bug bread" is a type of bread made with raisins and flavored with cinnamon.
Raisin bread

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