black currant liquor, 1907, from French cassis (16c.) "black currant," apparently from Latin cassia (see cassia). The modern liqueur dates from mid-19c.
Cassegrain
casserole
cassette
cassia
Cassiopeia
cassis
Cassius
cassock
cassowary
cast
castanet
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