pruno

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpruːnoʊ̯/

Noun

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

Translations

an improvised alcoholic drink

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 家酿啤酒 (jiā niàng píjiǔ)

• Finnish: kilju (fi)
• Russian: бра́га (ru) f (brága), бра́жка (ru) f (brážka), (distilled) самого́н (ru) m (samogón)

Anagrams

• Upnor

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. plum

Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpruno/

Noun

pruno (plural pruni)

1. plum

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prunus, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pruno m (plural pruni)

1. blackthorn
2. thorn, spine

Derived terms

• pruneto

Latin

Noun

prūnō

1. dative/ablative singular of prūnus