/ kæˈsiːs; NAmE / (also ˌcrème de casˈsis / ˌkrem də kæˈsiːs/) noun
[ U , C ] (from French ) a strong sweet alcoholic drink made with blackcurrants
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WORD ORIGIN
French , blackcurrant , apparently from Latin cassia , probably denoting the wild cinnamon, via Greek from Hebrew qěṣī'āh .