Raisin

  • 21raisin — [13] Raisin comes ultimately from a Latin word that meant ‘bunch of grapes’. This was racēmus (source also of English raceme [18]). It passed via Vulgar Latin *racīmus into Old French as raisin, by which time it had come to mean just ‘grape’… …

    Word origins

  • 22raisin — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, grape, raisin, from Latin racemus cluster of grapes or berries more at raceme Date: 14th century a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat …

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  • 23raisin —    a male homosexual    I suspect from the French meaning, lipstick; fruit1 many have come later:     [Maugham] had more wrinkles than Auden, that other amazing raisin. (Theroux, 1978) …

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  • 24raisin n — Sellers of dried grapes are always raisin awareness …

    English expressions

  • 25raisin — rai•sin [[t]ˈreɪ zɪn[/t]] n. a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME raisin, reisin < OF < VL *racīmus, for L racēmus cluster (of fruit) rai′sin•y, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26Raisin —    Le raisin est le fruit de la vigne …

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  • 27Raisin Bran — is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names including General Mills Total Raisin Bran and Raisin Nut Bran; and Kraft Foods Post Raisin Bran.Skinner s Raisin Bran was the first brand on the market, introduced in the United… …

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  • 28Raisin (Homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …

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  • 29Raisin Sec — Des raisins secs. Les raisins secs sont des raisins séchés. Ils peuvent être consommés crus tels quels ou être utilisés cuits dans certaines recettes. Les raisins secs sont très doux grâce à leur concentration élevée de sucre, et s ils sont… …

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  • 30Raisin-d'ours Des Alpes — Raisin d ours des Alpes …

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