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raisin

[ rey-zin ]

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.


raisin

/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ³úÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a dried grape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹¾±²õ¾±²Ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù²¹¾±î€ƒs¾±²Ô·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raisin1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English raisin, reisin, from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin °ù²¹³¦Ä«³¾³Ü²õ, for Latin °ù²¹³¦Å§³¾³Ü²õ; raceme
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raisin1

C13: from Old French: grape, ultimately from Latin °ù²¹³¦Å§³¾³Ü²õ cluster of grapes; compare Greek rhax berry, grape
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They “looked like raisins, because they were so dark from sitting in the sun,†Borris said.

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It is known as the “raisin capital of the world,†but the town wants to revitalize its workforce with construction of the high-speed rail.

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"To see nanoscale structures with standard electron microscopy, we fix and dehydrate the tissues, but freezing them retains their shape -- similar to freezing a grape rather than dehydrating it into a raisin," says Watanabe.

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It instructs the reader to fry egg-coated slices, mix these with raisins, sugar and fortified wine then place the mixture in a pie dish on top of apples.

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The process is simple: the overripe bananas are peeled, cut into small pieces, weighed, and mixed with sugar, yeast, raisins, water and covered with lemons.

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