"cassis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cassises [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cassis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cassis}} French cassis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cassis (usually uncountable, plural cassises)
  1. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum): ка́сис (kásis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cassis (Dutch), mustaherukka (Finnish), cassis [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-WC633Msj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Alcoholic beverages, Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 34 33 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 80 11 10 Disambiguation of 'The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum': 94 1 4
  2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (A liqueur made from these berries): cassis [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-5njhmMRf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 34 33 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of 'A liqueur made from these berries': 9 89 3
  3. (chiefly US) 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. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Translations (A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit): cassis [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-Q27wSdzK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 34 33 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of 'A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit': 6 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cream de cassis (english: creme de cassis) Related terms: kir

Inflected forms

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