cassis
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cas·sis
(kə-sēs′)n.
1. A syrup made from black currants.
2. Crème de cassis.
[French, from Middle French, from Old French cassie, casse, cassia, senna, from Latin casia, cassia, aromatic tree of the genus Cinnamomum; see cassia.]
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cassis
(kɑːˈsiːs)n
(Brewing) a blackcurrant cordial
[C19: from French]
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crème de cas•sis
(ˌkrɛm də kæˈsis, ˌkrim)n.
a liqueur flavored with black currants.
[< French: literally, cream of black currant]
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cassis
[kæˈsiːs] N → cassis mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005