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Raisins are dried grapes. Raisins may be eaten raw or used in cooking and baking. The word raisin dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in Old French and French, raisin means grape. while a raisin in French is called a raisin sec, a dry grape. The Old French word in turn developed from Latin racemus, a bunch of grapes, The origin of the Latin word is unclear. Popularly called kismis in India