Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prunelle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prunelle
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa.

Example Sentences

"There are oranges from Florida and Tangiers, dainty maiden blush apples from New England, figs and dates from the Levant, prunes and prunelles from Italy, candied apricots from France, and the superb English hothouse grapes, more luscious than Silenus ever crushed against his palate."

Etymology

Borrowed from French prunelle.

Inflected Forms

prunelles (plural)

Synonyms

blackthorn sloe

Questions

What does prunelle mean?: A kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa.
Where does prunelle come from?: Borrowed from French prunelle.

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