Meanings
nounwhite currant (plural white currants)
plural white currants · alternative whitecurrant · alternative white-currant
- A deciduous shrub, a less sour and colourless cultivar of Ribes rubrum (red currant), though sometimes named Ribes sativum or Ribes silvestre, and sold as a different fruit.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans witaalbessiebos, witaalbessie
- witaalbessiebosshrub
- witaalbessieberry
Chinese Mandarin 白醋栗
- 白醋栗 (bái cùlì)berry
Estonian valgesõstar, valgesõstrapõõsas
- valgesõstarshrub
- valgesõstrapõõsasshrub
- valgesõstarberry
Finnish valkoherukkapensas, valkoherukka
- valkoherukkapensasshrub
- valkoherukkaberry
- valkoinen viinimarjaberry
French groseillier à grappes, groseille blanche
- groseillier à grappesshrub
- groseille blancheberry
Polish biała porzeczka, biała porzeczka
- biała porzeczkashrub
- biała porzeczkaberry
Russian бе́лая сморо́дина, бе́лая сморо́дина
- бе́лая сморо́дина (bélaja smoródina)shrub
- бе́лая сморо́дина (bélaja smoródina)berry
Scottish Gaelic dearc-Fhrangach, dearcag-Fhrangach
- dearc-Fhrangachberry
- dearcag-Fhrangachberry
Swahili mtunda bukini mweupe, tunda bukini jeupe
- mtunda bukini mweupeshrub
- tunda bukini jeupeberry
Swedish vita vinbär, vita vinbär
- vita vinbärshrub
- vita vinbärberry
Turkish beyaz frenk üzümü
- beyaz frenk üzümüberry
Ukrainian бі́ла порі́чка, бі́ла порі́чка
- бі́ла порі́чка (bíla poríčka)shrub
- бі́ла порі́чка (bíla poríčka)berry
Cite this entry
APA
white currant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20currant
MLA
“white currant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20currant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white currant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20currant.
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