red currant

red cur·rant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [red kur-uh nt, kuhr-]
- /rɛd ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr-/
- /red ˈkʌr.ənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red kur-uh nt, kuhr-]
- /rɛd ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr-/

Definitions of red currant words

noun red currant any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit. 1
noun red currant the fruit itself. 1
noun red currant small edible red berry 1

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Origin of red currant

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Red currant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Red currant

red currant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

red currant usage trend in Literature

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