Definition of Pruno

1. Noun. 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.

Generic synonyms: Hooch, Hootch

Definition of Pruno

1. Noun. (US prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruno

prunellos
pruner
pruners
prunes
pruney
pruniferous
prunin
pruning
pruning hook
pruning knife
pruning saw
pruning shears
pruninghook
pruninghooks
prunings
pruno (current term)
prunt
prunted
prunts
prunus
prunuses
prurience
pruriences
pruriencies
pruriency
pruriently
pruriginous
prurigo
prurigos

Literary usage of Pruno

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"... doméstica - - pruno, Susino, S uemo domestico (il frutto Susina). Cerasus . - Ciliegio. pruno con frutti neri. pruno ..."

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