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crème de cassis

noun crème de cas·sis \ˌkrem-də-kə-ˈsēs\

Definition of CRÈME DE CASSIS

:  a liqueur made from black currants
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Origin of CRÈME DE CASSIS

French, literally, cream of black currants
First Known Use: 1899

Rhymes with CRÈME DE CASSIS

Aragonese, archdiocese, Barcelonese, bureaucratese, companion piece, computerese, Dodecanese, Indo-Chinese, museum piece, officialese, Peloponnese, Pentagonese, period piece, secret police, sustained-release, telegraphese, Vietnamese

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