CASSIS


Meaning of CASSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə - ' s ē s

Function: noun

Etymology: F, literally, black currants, perhaps from Latin cassia

Date: 1899

: a syrupy liquor of low alcoholic strength made from black currants and used chiefly as a flavoring and sweetening agent

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