Plural of prune
regular plural
The plural of prune is prunes.
Forms of prune
| Singular | prune /pɹuːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | prunes /pɹuːnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Prunes in a sentence
- I can't get on with prunes. They give me indigestion.From the entry get on
- We made a compote containing prunes, spronts and raisins.From the entry spront
- I keep telling her not to eat all that roughage for brekky; prunes, bran, and baked beans.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 188. From the entry roughage
- Bohemian recipes for powidl use prunes (dried plums).2016 May 2, Kay Lancaster, “Re: OT plums or Prunes”, in alt.sewing (Usenet). From the entry powidl
- I may explore different influences, but I always Scandinavianize them and use Danish products: goose, prunes, cabbage, apples, pork, mushrooms.2000 December, Raphael Kadushin, quoting Allan Schultz, “A Copenhagen Christmas”, in Bon Appétit, volume 45, number 12, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry Scandinavianize
Meaning of prune
- noun A plum.
- noun The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
- noun Something wrinkly like a prune.
Questions about the plural of prune
- What is the plural of prune?
- The plural of prune is prunes.
- Is prune countable?
- Prune is a countable noun.
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