pruno
An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilitiesAn improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities.
/ˈpruːnoʊ̯/
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang, uncountable)An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities.
бра́гаbrága, бра́жкаbrážka, самого́нsamogón
More definitions
- 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
Translations
2 languagesРусский
improvised alcoholic drink:
Origin
From prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied tFrom prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice.
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Synonyms
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