CASSIS


Meaning of CASSIS in English

~ 1 [ ka'si:s , 'kasɪs ]

(also crème de ~ )

■ noun a syrupy blackcurrant liqueur produced mainly in Burgundy.

Origin

Fr., 'blackcurrant', appar. from L. cassia (see cassia ).

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~ 2 [ ka'si ]

■ noun a wine produced in the region of Cassis, a small town near Marseilles.

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