sloe

Significado (inglés)

1. The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsləʊ/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.