"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 Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Categories (lifeform): Saxifragales order plants Translations (The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum): ка́сис (kásis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mustaherukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-WC633Msj Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 49 23 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 7 8 30 1 2 4 1 1 2 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of 'The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum': 93 2 5
  2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-5njhmMRf Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 15 44 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 34
  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 Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages
    Sense id: en-cassis-en-noun-Q27wSdzK Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 15 44 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 29 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 34
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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