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rai·sin

 (rā′zĭn)
n.
1. A sweet grape dried either in the sun or by artificial means.
2. A deep brownish purple.

[Middle English, from Old French, grape, from Vulgar Latin *racīmus, from Latin racēmus, bunch of grapes.]
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raisin

(ˈreɪzən)
n
(Cookery) a dried grape
[C13: from Old French: grape, ultimately from Latin racēmus cluster of grapes; compare Greek rhax berry, grape]
ˈraisiny adj
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rai•sin

(ˈreɪ zɪn)

n.
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means.
[1350–1400; Middle English raisin, reisin < Old French < Vulgar Latin *racīmus, for Latin racēmus cluster (of fruit)]
rai′sin•y, adj.
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raisin

  • currant - Developed from Middle English raison of Corauntz, "a raisin of Corinth," from where the fruit came.
  • figgy pudding - From the dialect term fig, which meant "raisin."
  • frail - Fifty pounds of raisins.
  • passulate - To dry grapes to make raisins, from Latin passula, "raisins."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Raisin

 a bunch or cluster of grapes, 1382.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.raisin - dried graperaisin - dried grape        
dried fruit - fruit preserved by drying
seedless raisin, sultana - dried seedless grape
seeded raisin - seeded grape that has been dried
currant - small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
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Translations
rozinka
rosin
rusina
grožđica
rúsína
レーズン
건포도
rozina
russin
ลูกเกด
nho khô

raisin

[ˈreɪzən] Npasa f, uva f pasa
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raisin

[ˈreɪzən] nraisin m sec
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

raisin

nRosine f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raisin

[ˈreɪzn] nuvetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

raisin

(ˈreizən) noun
a dried grape. She put raisins and sultanas in the cake.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

raisin

زَبِيب rozinka rosin Rosine σταφίδα pasa rusina raisin sec grožđica uvetta レーズン 건포도 rozijn rosin rodzynek passa de uva , uva passa изюм russin ลูกเกด kuru üzüm nho khô 葡萄干
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

raisin

n. pasa, uva seca.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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You've got the dark, plummy, raisiny fruit, grippy tannins and the cedar spice from all that time in oak.
GONZALEZ BYASS NOE 30 YEAR OLD PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY, SPAIN (PS20.95, 37.5cl, The Whisky Exchange) Meanwhile, the sinfully sweet, rich, intensity of this luxurious sweet sherry has just the right measure of raisiny richness to fuel the intense flavours and heavy fruit of Christmas pudding, mince pies and brandy butter.
GONZALEZ BYASS NOE 30 YEAR OLD PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY, SPAIN (PS20.95, 37.5cl, The Whisky Exchange) Meanwhile, the sinfully sweet, rich, sherry has just the right measure of raisiny richness to fuel the intense flavours and heavy fruit of Christmas pudding, mince pies and brandy butter.
Syrupy and smooth on the palate with a long finish, save it for the final flourish and savour with blue GONZALEZ BYASS NOE 30 YEAR OLD PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY, SPAIN (PS20.95, 37.5cl, The Whisky Exchange) Meanwhile, the sinfully sweet, rich, intensity of this luxurious sweet sherry has just the right measure of raisiny richness to fuel the intense flavours and heavy fruit of Christmas pudding, mince pies and brandy butter.
But it does still carry some aspects gained from ageing in oak such as toffee flavours, a raisiny, dried fruit quality and nutty notes.
(34) In Amerine's tasting notes, wines could be thin, tannic, soft, volatile, sweet, tart, woody, spoiled, oxidized, not interesting, neutral, hazy, bitter, flat, caramelly, hot, fruity, awful, unbalanced, mousy, raisiny, young, clean, bacterial, with nice color, able to dilute, acetic, pleasant, okay, yellow-green-amber, lacking nose, and (in the case of the Cabernet Sauvignon served on Amerine's departing Aeroflot flight), fair.
A slight raisiny character with soft vanilla oak tones.
There is a sweet element - a smear of deep, raisiny sauce around the caramelised cauliflower - but it does not clag on the palate like the chicken liver.
Intensely spicy and loaded with ripe, slightly raisiny, red berry and blackberry fruit, this will encourage Zinfandel advocates to expand their palate horizons.
| |Taylor's 20-Year Old Tawny Port, Portugal (PS34.24, 75cl, www.thedrinkshop.com) - Decanter Gold A fortified wine fit for summer sipping, it has a spicy, raisiny character with a nutty note.
A fortified wine that's fit for summer sipping, it has a spicy, raisiny character with a nutty note and honeyed finish.
Their Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz (PS23.40 at Majestic, as long as you buy it as part of mixed half dozen) is concentrated and toasty, with layers of rich, raisiny fruit, but with good acidity and more tannin than most, and great length in the mouth.