cassis
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cas·sis
(kə-sēs') 
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n.
- A Eurasian currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing black berries.
- 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.
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[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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crème de cassis
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(wine-related term)
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(city of eastern France)
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