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cassis

 
Dictionary: cas·sis   (kə-sēs') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A Eurasian currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing black berries.
  2. A cordial made from the berries of this plant.

[French, from Latin cassia, a kind of plant. See cassia.]


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crème de cassis

French; extract of blackcurrants; about 15% alcohol by volume, sweetened with sugar. Mixed with about 10 parts of white wine to make kir, or with sparkling wine to make kir royale.

 

[kah-SEES] A European black currant used mainly to make crème de cassis liqueur and black currant syrup. See also liqueur.

 
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