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pruno

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English

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Etymology

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From prune +‎ -o. Originally (by 1940s)[1] referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice.[2]

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Noun

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pruno (uncountable)

  1. (US, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
    Synonyms: jail juice, prison wine, swish
    Hypernym: hooch
    Coordinate term: jungle juice

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References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Robert L., 1920-, Wentworth, Harold, 1904-, Kipfer, Barbara Ann (1995) Dictionary of American slang[1]
  2. ^ Wentworth, Harold (1967) Dictionary of American slang[2]

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon). Compare Italian prugna, English and French prune.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpruno]
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  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Hyphenation: pru‧no

Noun

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pruno (accusative singular prunon, plural prunoj, accusative plural prunojn)

  1. plum

Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto pruno, from English prune, French prune, Italian prugna.

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pruno (plural pruni)

  1. plum

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prunus, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpru.no/
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Hyphenation: prù‧no

Noun

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pruno m (plural pruni)

  1. blackthorn
  2. thorn, spine

Derived terms

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Latin

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Noun

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prūnō

  1. dative/ablative singular of prūnus