raisin

[ rey-zin ]

noun

1. a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cooking.
2. dark purplish blue.

raisin

/ ˈreɪzən /

noun

1. a dried grape

Derived Forms

• ˈraisiny, adjective

Other Words From

• raisin·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of raisin¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English raisin, reisin, from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin racīmus, for Latin racēmus; raceme

Word History and Origins

Origin of raisin¹

C13: from Old French: grape, ultimately from Latin racēmus cluster of grapes; compare Greek rhax berry, grape

Example Sentences

It instructs the reader to fry egg-coated slices, mix these with raisins, sugar and fortified wine then place the mixture in a pie dish on top of apples.

From Salon

The process is simple: the overripe bananas are peeled, cut into small pieces, weighed, and mixed with sugar, yeast, raisins, water and covered with lemons.

From BBC

Trump’s own egomaniacal whine of a speech only put the raisin on top of the pile of hormone-jacked Grade C beef the Republicans trotted out to background their nominee.

From Salon

Conversely, Miller notes that some technically ultraprocessed foods, like liquid egg whites, raisins and unsweetened raisins are actually quite "good for you," so it's challenging to generalize too much.

From Salon

Eventually, he settled on the eight most frequently mentioned: desert dates, Yemeni Sidr honey, sycamore figs, Israeli golden raisins, prickly juniper berries, carob fruit, black cumin and frankincense.

From New York Times