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cassis

[ ka-sees; French ka-sees ]
/ kæˈsis; French kaˈsis /

noun

crème de cassis.
(italics)French.
  1. a black currant.
  2. a brandy distilled from black currants.

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Origin of cassis

From French

Words nearby cassis

Cassino, Cassiodorus, cassiope, Cassiopeia, Cassirer, cassis, cassiterite, Cassius, Cassius Longinus, Cassivelaunus, cassock
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British Dictionary definitions for cassis

cassis
/ (kɑːˈsiːs) /

noun

a blackcurrant cordial

Word Origin for cassis

C19: from French
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