English
Pronunciation
IPA|/pru:n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uËn|-uËn
Etymology 1
From Old French #French|prune < Latin prunum|prÅ«num < AGr. polytonic|ÏÏοῦνον (prounon), variant of polytonic|ÏÏοῦμνον (proumnon) "plumb".
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete A plum.
- The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
Translations
trans-top|dried plum
Arabic: ARchar|أجاص (âajÄá¹£)
Bosnian: t-|bs|suha Å¡ljiva|f, t-|bs|suva Å¡ljiva|f
Czech: t-|cs|sušená švestka|f
Finnish: kuivattu luumu
French: t+|fr|pruneau|m
German: Backpflaume f, Trockenpflaume f
Italian: t-|it|prugna secca|f
Polish: suszona Åliwka f
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Russian: ÑеÑноÑлив
Serbian:
Spanish: t-|es|ciruela pasa|f
Roumanian: prunÄ uscatÄ f
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Etymology 2
From Old French proignier, earlier prooignier, ultimately from Latin pro- + rotundus âroundâ.
Verb
en-verb|prun|ing
- transitive To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
#:A good grape grower will prune his vines once a year.
- transitive figuratively To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material); as, to prune a budget.
#: Section 3, in its early paragraphs, is a pruning and reshaping of THN 1.1.4â6.
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|trim a tree or shrub
Finnish: karsia, oksia, vesoa
Italian: t+|it|potare, t+|it|ridurre, t-|it|sfoltire
French: t-|fr|élaguer
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German: ausschneiden, schneiden
Portuguese: t-|pt|podar
Spanish: t-|es|podar
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trans-top|(figuratively) cut down or shorten
Finnish: t-|fi|karsia
Italian: t-|it|accorciare, t+|it|ridurre
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German: t-|de|beschneiden
Portuguese: t-|pt|podar
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Category:Fruits
French
Etymology
Latin pruna.
Pronunciation
IPA|/pÊyn/
SAMPA|/pRyn/
Noun
fr-noun|f
- plum
Related terms
pruneau
prunier
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