cassis

noun

cas·​sis kə-ˈsēs How to pronounce cassis (audio)
: a syrupy liquor of low alcoholic strength made from black currants and used chiefly as a flavoring and sweetening agent

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The wine offers aromas of blackberry jam, black pepper, roasted coffee, and cassis. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Balanced acidity and soft tannins wrap around flavors of cherry cola, blackberry, and cassis. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024 Intriguing nose of smoldering earth that is balanced by perfumed notes of violets and warm raspberries with juicy cassis flavors with a firmer structure than 2016 yet there is a graceful quality to the texture with a fierce minerality underneath the delectable fruit. Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Loewe’s version has a refined tomato fragrance that’s layered with cassis berries and luxury packaging. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cassis

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, black currants, perhaps from Latin cassia

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cassis was in 1899

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“Cassis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassis. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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