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ribes.

currant

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈriː.beːs]Classical-Latin[ˈriː.bes]
  1. currant

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · indeclinable
Where this word comes from

From Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

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