cassis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cassis
From French
Example Sentences
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Black cassis, boysenberry, lavender, guava, honeysuckle, persimmon, moss, leather, limestone … all of those descriptors showed up in customer reviews about just one merlot on the wine app Vivino.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022
C. Cassis, sweetened with honey and less syrupy than traditional crème de cassis, is closer in style and application to vermouth.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Other bakers formed a traditional cigar-shaped snap and filled them with varied cream fillings: blackcurrant and crème de cassis, orange blossom and pistachio, and coffee.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2021
Specific suggestions for what they term “complementary odor profile” include sandalwood, cedar, black currant or cassis, honey, leather, and grapefruit.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2021
The Couillards were also very surprised when she came in; the farmer's wife gave two pecks at her ears and insisted on her drinking a little glass of cassis; then she went in to breakfast.
From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de
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