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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprune
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pʁyn/
"Elle a acheté des prunes fraîches au marché."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow, containing a flat hard stone.
"She picked a ripe, juicy plum straight from the orchard tree."
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Highly desirable; excellent or choice (typically used of a job or position).
"He managed to land a plum assignment covering foreign affairs in Europe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'plūme', ultimately borrowed from Late Latin 'prūnum', referring to the fruit tree. The botanical and linguistic term has been preserved across Germanic and Romance languages with minor phonetic shifts since the early medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plum" is said worldwide
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prune
Transliteration: /pʁyn/
"Elle a acheté des prunes fraîches au marché."
Pflaume
Transliteration: /ˈpflaʊ̯mə/
"Der Kuchen wurde mit frischen Pflaumen gebacken."
prugna
Transliteration: /ˈpruɲ.ɲa/
"Ho mangiato una prugna dolce come spuntino."
ciruela
Transliteration: /siˈɾwela/
"La ciruela estaba muy dulce y jugosa."
ameixa
Transliteration: /aˈmɐj.ʃɐ/
"Comprei ameixas maduras na feira."
आलू बुखारा
Transliteration: aloo bukhara
"उसने बाज़ार से ताज़ा आलू बुखारा खरीदा।"
李子
Transliteration: lǐzi
"树上结满了成熟的李子。"
자두
Transliteration: jadu
"여름에는 새콤달콤한 자두가 가장 맛있습니다."
梅
Transliteration: ume
"庭の梅の木に白い花が咲きました。"
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