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cassis

cassis noun: a blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.

Noun

cassis (usually uncountable, plural cassises)

  1. (usually) A blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.
  2. (usually) A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.
    • Cassis and soda is a popular drink.
    • The bartender looked at her malevolently for a moment, shook his head, and walked away to mix the drink. "I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said.1972, Evan Hunter, Every Little Crook and Nanny, page 132
  3. (US, usually) A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common.

Forms of cassis

pluralcassises

Origin of cassis

Borrowed from French cassis (“black currant”), probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah).

Words formed from cassis

Phrases with cassis

Questions about cassis

What does cassis mean?
Cassis means a blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.
What part of speech is cassis?
Cassis is a noun.
What is the plural of cassis?
The plural of cassis is cassises.

Words near cassis in the dictionary

  1. cassiopium
  2. cassiosome
  3. cassiosomes
  4. cassiri
  5. cassiris
  6. cassis
  7. cassis liqueur
  8. cassises
  9. Cassite
  10. cassiterite
  11. cassiterites

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