sloe

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

wild plum

Prunus alleghaniensis

Alleghany plum

Allegheny plum

bullace

blackthorn tree

wild plum tree

damson

cherry

dry

gin

Translations

prunellier

prugnolo

Prunus spinosa

Schlehe

sleedoorn

abrunho

prunelle

endrina

abrunheiro

Schlehdorn

alûçe

Schwarzdorn

Prunus spinosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: slo

Inherited from Old English: slā

In summary

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.