: a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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The palate offers a classic sweet Jameson profile, expressing flavors of vanilla, caramel, honey, sweet cream, raisins, tangerine, and orange.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 To make up for the loss of grapes, writes economic historian James Simpson, large wine houses simply began importing vines and grapes from other countries, making wine from raisins, and dying their product red with anything from elderberries to coal-tar anilines.—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025 Cook time: 45 minutes plus soaking time for the raisins.—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025 What follows is what can only be described as a raisin war.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raisin
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Middle English, from Anglo-French, grape, raisin, from Latin racemus cluster of grapes or berries — more at raceme
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