French word

raisin

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁɛzɛ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine noungrape

Example

Je mange des raisins.

I eat grapes.

Illustration for raisin (grape)

More examples

Je bois du jus de raisin.

I drink grape juice.

Core concept

Small sweet grapes clustered on a vine, eaten fresh or turned into other foods.

Common phrases

  • une grappe de raisins

    a bunch of grapes

  • raisins secs

    raisins

  • du jus de raisin

    grape juice

Similar words

raisin sec: A grape that has been dried.
grappe: A cluster of grapes attached to a stem.
grain: A single grape.

Definition in French

Petit fruit sucré porté en grappes sur la vigne, souvent consommé cru ou transformé.

Word origin

Raisin comes through Old French from Latin racemus, meaning a cluster or bunch of grapes, and became the ordinary French noun for a grape.

Usage tips

  • French commonly uses the plural raisins for grapes as food, especially in phrases such as des raisins at a shop or table.

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