zirguela

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ciruela, from Late Latin cēreola, an ellipsis of cēreola prūna (literally “wax-colored plums”), from the neuter plural of Latin cereolus, later reinterpreted as a feminine singular; see cēra.

Noun

zirguela f

1. (Turkey) plum (an edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour)

   Synonyms: (Sarajevo) almesha, (Monastir, Pristina) almeshe, (Bulgaria) pruma, (Jerusalem, Romania, Salonica) pruna

   • 2002, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], numbers 68–72, page 78:

     Siendo ke las avramilas (zirguelas) vedres, chikas i agras pueden ser merkadas solo al prinsipio del enverano, este pishkado es gizado los mas en esta sezon.

     Being that unripe, little green and sour plums can only be vended at the beginning of summer, this fish is the commonest stew this season.