prunelle
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English
Etymology
From French, diminutive of prune.
Noun
prunelle (plural prunelles)
- a kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, sloe).
References
- “prunelle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
prunelle f (plural prunelles)
- sloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)
- sloe gin
- (anatomy) pupil; eye
- Synonym: (more common) pupille
- (archaic) a type of cloth
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Further reading
- “prunelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.