pruim

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) a plum tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially Prunus domestica
2. (feminine, masculine) a plum (fruit from a plum tree)
3. (feminine, masculine) a quid (piece of chewing tobacco)
4. (feminine, masculine, vulgar) vulva

Concepts

plum

prune

ume

Synonyms

reine-claude

vagina

tabakspruim

kwets

Translations

Pflaume

ciruela

prune

prugna

ameixa

susina

erik

pruna

δαμάσκηνο

hilûk

prūnum

pruna

Zwetschke

încas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/prœy̯m/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: prume

Inherited from Old Dutch: *prūma

In summary

From Middle Dutch prume, from Old Dutch *prūma. A variant of *plūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon).