prunelle
French, noun/pʁy.nɛl/
prunelle is spelled P-R-U-N-E-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 45,502nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prunelle is a French feminine noun meaning “sloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de petite prune sauvage et âpre, fruit du prunellier (Prunus spinosa L.). → voir plosse”.
What does prunelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)
- 2
femininesloe gin
- 3
femininepupil; iris and pupil together; eye
- 4
archaicfemininea type of cloth
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de petite prune sauvage et âpre, fruit du prunellier (Prunus spinosa L.). → voir plosse 2. Liqueur faite avec ce fruit. 3. La pupille de l’œil, ou bien la pupille entourée de l’iris, le tout formant un disque de couleur distinct du blanc de l’œil, qui s’oriente vers ce qu’il fixe du regard. 4. Sorte d’étoffe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prunelle
- prunelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prunelle?
- /pʁy.nɛl/
- \pʁy.nɛl\
- [pʁy.nɛlᵊ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prunelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prunelle in French?
prunelle appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).