prune
/pʁyn/feminine
The French word for plum is prune.
prune refers to the fruit of the Prunus domestica. You can specify the variety of the fruit by adding a color, such as prune violette (purple plum), prune jaune (yellow plum) or prune rouge (red plum). Additionally, prune can be used as an adjective to describe the color prune.
Meaning: fruit of Prunus domestica (noun)
Which one should you use?
While prune refers to the general fruit, the word prunelle is used specifically to mean a sloe, which is the small, wild fruit of the blackthorn.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
prune is a feminine noun, which means it is preceded by the feminine articles une or la.
How do you pronounce it?
/pʁyn/
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Examples in context
- J'adore les prunesI love plums
- Ces mirabelles sont délicieusesThese plums are delicious
- Cette prune est très sucrée.This plum is very sweet.
- Je mange une prune noire.I am eating a black plum.
- Voulez-vous une petite prune ?Do you want a small plum?
Example conversation
Nathan and Manon are at a fruit market.
- NathanRegarde Manon, cette prune a l'air délicieuse.Look Manon, this plum looks delicious.
- ManonOui, elle est d'un beau violet.Yes, it is a beautiful purple.
- NathanOn en achète un kilo ?Shall we buy a kilo of them?
- ManonD'accord, prenons-les.Okay, let's take them.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “plum” translations and entries prune, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
