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"Currants" is a form of "currant", a noun which is often translated as "la pasa de Corinto". "Raisin" is a noun which is often translated as "la pasa". Learn more about the difference between "raisin" and "currants" below.
raisin(
rey
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zihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. la uva pasa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
As a kid I used to eat raisins as a snack.De niña solía comer uvas pasas de merienda.
currant(
kuhr
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uhnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pasa de Corinto (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Add 50 grams of currants to the dough.Agrega 50 gramos de pasas de Corinto a la masa.
2. (berry)
a. la grosella (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Cover the cheesecake with a mixture of currants and raspberries.Cubre el pay de queso con una mezcla de grosellas y frambuesas.
3. (botany)
a. el grosellero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My currants have produced a bumper crop this year.Mis groselleros han producido una cosecha récord este año.
