Redcurrants are very small, bright red berries that grow in bunches on a bush and can be eaten as a fruit or cooked to make a sauce for meat. The bush on which they grow can also be called a redcurrant. a very small red fruit that grows on bushes in northern Europe
red currant
Hyphenation
Red cur·rant
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ 'red ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rEad; akin to Old High German rOt red, Latin ruber and rufus, Greek erythros.