passa — meaning in English

English meaning

• currant noun A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
• raisin noun A grape that has been dried, typically eaten as a snack or used in baking.

Senses

passa is used for these senses in English:

• currant A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.
• dried fruit Small fruit that has been preserved by drying.

currant — full definition

1. noun A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
2. noun The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
3. noun A shrub bearing such fruit.

raisin — full definition

1. noun A grape that has been dried, typically eaten as a snack or used in baking.
2. verb To dry out and shrivel, becoming wrinkled like a raisin.

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