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Noun: currant  kur-unt or kú-runt [N. Amer], kú-runt [Brit]
  1. Any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
     
  2. Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
    - currant bush
     
  3. Small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

Sounds like: curds, Kurdst, curren

Derived forms: currants

Type of: berry, bush, raisin, shrub

Part of: genus Ribes, Ribes

Encyclopedia: Currant, Nevada