Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A syrup made from black currants.
- noun Crème de cassis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of prosobranchiate gastropodous mollusks, known as helmet-shells, formerly placed with the Buccinidæ or whelks, or with the Doliidæ, but now made the type of a family Cassididæ. See cut under
Cassididæ .
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- noun The
blackcurrant plant, Ribesnigrum ; theflavor of itsberries - noun A
liqueur made from these berries, especiallycrème de cassis . - noun A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The second, native to China and Vietnam, is commonly called cassis and is darker, stronger in flavor and forms a stick with a double roll, McGee explains.
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Vietnam, is commonly called cassis and is darker, stronger in flavor and forms a stick with a double roll, McGee explains.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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Vietnam, is commonly called cassis and is darker, stronger in flavor and forms a stick with a double roll, McGee explains.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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The second, native to China and Vietnam, is commonly called cassis and is darker, stronger in flavor and forms a stick with a double roll, McGee explains.
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I recall cassis from my days in France...but, your variation on these truffles look good!
Truffles- The More Accessible Kind Brilynn 2006
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They bought some purple sweets called cassis to take back with them for Sheila, and they bought a large green picture-book called Bahar the Elephant.
Pied Piper Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1942
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"Oh!" replied he, "it's a nickname my mates have given me because I generally drink 'cassis' when they force me to accompany them to the wineshop.
L'Assommoir ��mile Zola 1871
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Mr. Puck is also on a first-name basis with many of Hollywood's glitterati and each year cooks up dreamy delights such as Kobe burgers, artichoke salad and tomato confit and cassis gelle for a host of celebrities at the post-Oscars Governors Ball.
Wolfgang Puck's Kitchen Adventures Jemima Sissons 2011
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Bryan Derballa Chef Anita Lo shakes up creme de cassis, a liqueur made from black currants.
Grilling with Gusto 2011
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Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal For cookouts, Ms. Lo chooses drinks that feel light, such as a blend of sparkling wine and crème de cassis.
Giving Guests a Sense of Adventure at a Cookout Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
arby commented on the word cassis
see blackcurrant.
December 6, 2007