cassis1
/kaˈsiːs
/ /ˈkasɪs /noun [mass noun]
A syrupy blackcurrant liqueur produced mainly in Burgundy.They're widely used for the syrupy crème de cassis....
- In each of them I poured a few drops of crème de cassis, a thick sweet blackcurrant liqueur, mostly used diluted in white wine to make Kir cocktails.
- In France the alcoholic cordial crème de cassis, made in the vicinity of Dijon in Burgundy from locally grown blackcurrants, won worldwide fame.
Origin
French, 'blackcurrant', apparently from Latin cassia (see cassia).
Rhymes
cassis2
/kaˈsi/noun [mass noun]
A wine produced in the region of Cassis, a small town near Marseilles.
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