Definitions for raisinˈreɪ zɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rai•sinˈreɪ zɪn(n.)

  1. a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means.

Origin of raisin:

1350–1400; ME raisin, reisin < OF < VL *racīmus, for L racēmus cluster (of fruit)

rai′sin•y(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. raisin(noun)

    dried grape

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. raisin(noun)ˈreɪ zɪn

    a dried grape

    nuts and raisins

Wiktionary

  1. raisin(Noun)

    A dried grape.

  2. Origin: raisin, from racemus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Raisin(noun)

    a grape, or a bunch of grapes

  2. Raisin(noun)

    a grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat


Translations for raisin

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

raisin(noun)

a dried grape

She put raisins and sultanas in the cake.

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