From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishraisinrai‧sin /ˈreɪzən/ noun [countable] DFFa dried grape
Examples from the Corpus
raisin• Add raisins and chocolate and orange peel, if used, and cook for 1 minute.• Stir in reserved quail meat and raisins and adjust seasoning.• Economically sensitive goods such as citrus fruits, grapes, raisins and wine will face new tariffs.• And I love pretzels, trail mix, raisins and dried fruit.• Personally, I have always found peanuts, raisins, brown bread and earthworms to be the perfect combination.• Strain and discard the water from the raisins and currants.• Ducks preened where raisins had dried.Origin raisin (1300-1400) French “grape”, from Latin racemus “bunch of grapes” 