reine-claude
French, noun/ʁɛn.klod/
reine-claude is a French feminine noun meaning “greengage (plum with greenish-yellow flesh and skin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variété de prune d’un vert tirant sur le jaune produite par certains pruniers (Prunus domestica subsp.…”.
What does reine-claude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegreengage (plum with greenish-yellow flesh and skin)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variété de prune d’un vert tirant sur le jaune produite par certains pruniers (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica groupe reine-claude).
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 reine-claude
- reines-claudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reine-claude?
- /ʁɛn.klod/
- \ʁɛn.klod\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reine-claude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.