Raisin (other)
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisin may also refer to: * Raisin (surname) * Raisin (musical), musical version of the play ''A Raisin in the Sun'' written by Lorraine Hansberry * "Raisins" (South Park), a 2003 episode of ''South Park'' * Raisin, former name of Raisin City, California * Raisin Charter Township, Michigan Raisin Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,559 at the 2010 census. Communities *East Raisin was an area in the eastern part of the township. Euro-American settlement in ... * Raisin, Demi-raisin, and Double raisin are French paper sizes See also * Resin (other) {{disambig, geo ...
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Raisin
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape, with '' sultana'' being a golden-colored dried grape, and '' currant'' being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape. Etymology The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, ''raisin'' means "grape", while a dried grape is a ''raisin sec'', or "dry grape". The Old French word, in turn, developed from the Latin word '' racemus'', "a bunch of grapes". Varieties Raisin varieties depend on the type of grape and appear in a variety of sizes and colors including green, black, brown, purple, blue, and yellow. Seedless varieties include the sultana (the common American type is known as Thompson Seedless in the United States), the Zante currants (black Corin ...
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Raisin (surname)
Raisin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin is a fictional detective in a series of humorous mystery novels, originally written by Marion Chesney using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton. Chesney's friend Rod W. Green took over as writer with ''Hot to Trot''. The books are published ...