raisin

150 pxSultana raisins

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • Of grapes: to dry out; to become like raisins.

Origin

  • From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin, from Vulgar Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Cognate with Persian رز. raceme.

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