cassis

[ ka-sees; French ka-sees ]

/ kæˈsis; French kaˈsis /

noun

(italics) French.

a black currant.
a brandy distilled from black currants.

Nearby words

cassiodorus, cassiope, cassiopeia, cassirer, cassirer, ernst, cassis, cassite, cassiterite, cassites, cassius, cassius longinus

Origin of cassis

From French

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Examples from the Web for cassis

Strange to say nobody has ever started a cassis still on this side.
Cakes & Ale|Edward Spencer
The entire account of this Cassis was interpolated by Linnus in the pages of his amanuensis.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
That is a name they have given me, because when they drag me into a wineshop it is cassis I always take.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
A few days ago the black-currant-trees were being stripped for the benefit of Parisian lovers of cassis, a liqueur in high repute.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3|Various

The men stopped midway to take a glass of beer, and Gervaise and Mamma Coupeau drank some cassis with water.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for cassis

cassis

/ (kɑːˈsiːs) /

noun

a blackcurrant cordial

Word Origin for cassis

C19: from French

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Word Origin and History for cassis

cassis

black currant liquor, 1907, from French cassis (16c.) "black currant," apparently from Latin cassia (see cassia). The modern liqueur dates from mid-19c.