raisin

American  

[rey-zin] / ˈreɪ zɪn /

noun

1. a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cooking.

2. dark purplish blue.

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raisin British  

/ ˈreɪzən /

noun

1. a dried grape

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Other Word Forms

• raisiny adjective

Etymology

Origin of raisin

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English raisin, reisin, from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin racīmus, for Latin racēmus; raceme

Example Sentences

In a Yelets bakery the smell of freshly baked raisin bread, scones and cream pastries is intoxicating.

From BBC

Danny could have stayed in the bath for hours, but he was starting to get sleepy and his fingers were wrinkled like raisins.

From Literature

This is what I eat for breakfast every single day: hot rolled oats with raisins and milk, no sugar.

From Literature

Sam picked the raisins out of his cookie, to save them till last, and thought about that.

From Literature

There I was, standing in front of a counter full of various flavors — caramel, cheese cake, carrot cake, rum & raisin.

From Salon