prune

¹prune

noun \ˈprün\

Definition of PRUNE

: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation

Origin of PRUNE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum — more at plum

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with PRUNE

boon, Boone, coon, croon, dune, goon, June, loon, lune, moon, noon, rune, soon, spoon, swoon, toon, tune