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語源

Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth.

発音

• enPR: kŭr′ənt, (hurry–furry merger) kûr′ənt
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkʌɹ.ənt/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈkɐɹ.ənt/
• (General American, Canada)
  • (without the hurry–furry merger) IPA: /ˈkʌɹ.ɪnt/, /ˈkʌɹ.ənt/
  • (hurry–furry merger) IPA: /ˈkɜɹ.ɪnt/, /ˈkɜɹ.ənt/
• 韻: -ʌɹənt, -ɜː(ɹ)ənt
• Homophone: currant
• Homophone: courant (with both the hurry–furry merger and cure–fir merger)

名詞

currant (plural currants)

1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
2. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
3. A shrub bearing such fruit.

使用する際の注意点

• Not to be confused with current.

派生語

派生した語

• → Māori: karani

参考

動詞

currant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of currō