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prunello

English

Etymology

From French prunelle, diminutive of prune. See prune (a plum).

Noun

prunello (plural prunellos or prunelloes)

  1. A species of dried plum; a prunelle.
  2. Alternative form of prunella (woollen material)

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prunelle

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French, diminutive of prune.

Noun

prunelle (plural prunelles)

  1. a kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, sloe).

French

Etymology

From prune + -elle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p?y.n?l/

Noun

prunelle f (plural prunelles)

  1. sloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)
  2. sloe gin
  3. (anatomy) pupil; eye
  4. (archaic) a type of cloth

Synonyms

  • (pupil): pupille (more common)

Derived terms

  • tenir à quelque chose comme à la prunelle de ses yeux

Related terms

  • prunellier

Further reading

  • “prunelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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