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pruno

UK/ˈpruːnoʊ̯/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates

Origin

From prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice.

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