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plum en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /plʌm/
• plŭm
• /plʊm/ (Northern-England)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

Meanings

1. (comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.
2. (not-comparable) Choice; especially lavish or preferred.
   • She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm.
   • It is obviously a "plum" job, one distinction being that its motormen are granted an allowance of about 6s. [six shillings] towards the cost of Wagons-Lits food in the crew quarters of the train, [...]. Additionally, by the way, each man is allowed a quarter of a bottle of wine "on the house" per trip! 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146:

Forms

Relateds

umeshu · prune · greengage · sloe · sapote · mirabelle · umeboshi · briolette · myrobalan · slivovitz · damson

Synonyms

plum-colored

Translations (18)

es selecto (choice) · vi màu mận (color) · fi luumunpunainen (color) · es escogido (choice) · ca pruna (color) · nl donkerrood (color) · sw zambarau (color) · ja 暗紫色の (color) · nl donkerrode (color) · ro prună (color) · fi huippu- (choice) · da blommefarvet (color) · fr prune (color) · io prunea (color) · sw zambarau (choice) · de begehrt (choice) · ga plumchorcra (color) · vi chọn lọc (choice)

plum en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /plʌm/
• plŭm
• /plʊm/ (Northern-England)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

Meanings

1. The fruit and its tree. ▸ An edible, fleshy stone fruit of species Prunus domestica (European plum) and Prunus americana American plum, often of a dark red or purple colour.
2. The fruit and its tree. ▸ A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.
3. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunus ▸ Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan).
4. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunus ▸ Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum).
5. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunus ▸ Prunus spinosa (sloe).
6. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunus ▸ Prunus ursina (bear's plum).
7. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus americana (American plum).
8. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum).
9. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum).
10. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum).
11. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum).
12. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (North American plums) ▸ Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum).
13. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)
14. The fruit and its tree. ▸ The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow. ▸ Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots) ▸ Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.
15. (archaic) The fruit and its tree. ▸ A dried grape or raisin, as used in a pudding or cake.
    • Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb, and he took out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!” 1877, Mother Gooose’s Nursery Rhymes:
    • “Bright boy! here’s a plum for you,” and Polly threw a plump raisin into his mouth. 1870, Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl:
16. (archaic) Extended senses. ▸ One hundred thousand pounds; (generally) a fortune.
    • He […] acquired a plentiful fortune, tho', to his infinite regret, he died before it amounted to a Plum […]. 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
17. Extended senses. ▸ A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc.
    • Such chances as this do not fall to a man's lot twice; but Edmond Werdet relates a story very similar indeed, and where also the "plums" fell into the lap of a London dealer. 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 52:
    • As to Rev. Jerry [Falwell], he, of course, is "not anti-homosexual" but "anti-homosexuality." I guess that's his same bit of down home sophistry that explains that God listens to the prayers of Jews, if they are consciously praying to a Christian God, one of the Rev.'s latest dialectic plums. 1980 December 13, Ronnie Allen, “Anita's Latest”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 5:
    • The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.
18. Extended senses. ▸ A dark bluish-red color, the color of some plums.
19. (plural-normally, slang, vulgar) Extended senses. ▸ A testicle.
20. (UK, derogatory) Extended senses. ▸ A fool, an idiot.

Forms

Deriveds

pluot · greengage plum · plum rain · wild plum · Florida sand plum · plumdamas · Chickasaw plum · plum pottage · plum pudding model · plucot · grey plum · Assyrian plum · wheat-plum · Victoria plum · fox plum · green plum · yellow plum · plum rains · European plum · doveplum · Davidson plum · plum-coloured · prairie plum · plum grape · Queensland plum · plum-damas · plumrock · Russian plum · Spanish plum · plum-blossom · mirabelle plum · beach plum · Plum Book · plumless · plum aralia · leaf-curling plum aphid · plum tree · tulip plum · plum thrips · plum budder · plum fruit moth · hogplum · East Indian plum · August plum · gray plum · myrobalan plum · batoko plum · plum leafhopper · plum pox · mobola plum · plumrita · tamarind plum · Burdekin plum · horse plum · plumcake · plum-colour · Indian plum · salty plum · cocoplum · plum-fruited yew · mealy plum aphid · batoka plum · red plum · apple-plum · plum stone · plum in one's mouth · damask plum · carissa plum · plum blotch · pocket plum · Illawarra plum · false plum anemone · plumtini · pear plum · plum cash · yellow gage plum · plumarita · rough-skin plum · pigeonplum · aprium · Brazilian plum · plum scab · Mauritius plum · maiden plum · thorn plum · Jew plum · bag plum · plum brandy · saffron plum · Allegheny plum · sloe plum · plum curculio · plum dough · plum sauce · cassowary plum Cerbera floribunda · plum pine · billygoat plum · sebesten plum · Satsuma plum · plum bird · dwarf red-leaf plum · purple-leaved plum · winter plum · nectaplum · like a ripe plum · plum-colored starling · Rhodesian plum · California plum · inch plum · bladder plum · Oregon plum · coco plum · flowering plum · sugar plum · sugar-plum · Marshall's large yellow sweet plum · partridge plum · plum juniper · Davidson's plum · Modoc plum · mountain plum · Mexican plum · Illawarra plum pine · plum broth · Indian coffee plum · hog plum · prune plum · plum pudding dog · beach-plum · moxie plum · American wild plum · cocoa plum · plum-throated cotinga · musk plum · seeded plum · plum-broth · plum-porridge · American black plum · Oklahoma plum · Cherokee plum · damson plum · plum pudding · finger plum · puneala plum · star plum · plum yew · western plum · gopher plum · plum cake · shake the plum tree · Watson's plum · red plum maggot · Port Arthur plum · sweet plum · plumcot · Chilean plum yew · myrobella plum · mussel plum · plum tomato · plum-colored · Czar plum · pigeon plum · sandhill plum · muscle plum · jacket plum · Japanese plum · Plum Island · dried plum · apricot plum · mock plum · hog-plum · Chinese plum · plum fir · sebesten plum · date plum · Orleans plum · black plum of Illawarra · plum-headed parakeet · sour plum · Darling plum · blood plum · seaside plum · shore plum · plummy · plum-headed finch · Brazil plum · large yellow sweet plum · common plum · Simon plum · plum bladder · governor plum · Japan plum · Guiana plum · coffee plum · Casselman plum · gingerbread plum · plum pie · rusty plum aphid · plum wine · Java plum · native plum · sand plum · plum-damis · yellow Spanish plum · Madagascar plum · kaffir plum · marmalade plum · plum tom · Natal plum · plum peach · bigtree plum · Sierra plum · plum-color · plum pocket · plum-duff · Queen Garnet plum · plum-pudding · black plum · Kakadu plum · golden plum · damascene plum · cherry plum · governor's plum · American plum · plumlike · Pacific plum · plum pox virus · wild-goose plum · sugarplum · olive plum · plum-yew · sapodilla plum · persimmon-plum · ground plum · Tasmanian plum · Guinea plum · plum weevil · flatwoods plum · Canadian plum · Australian plum · bullace plum · Jamaica plum · plum gouger · Canada plum · June plum · plum blossom · Morocco plum · Jamaica bullace plum

Descendants

พลัม · plumbis · plumas · プラム · pláms · ploum

Hypernyms

fruit

Synonyms

plum tree (tree) · ume (edible fleshy fruit of Prunus mume) · plumtree (tree) · plum-color

Translations (326)

nv chʼil naʼatłʼoʼiitsoh (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ko 자두 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · it prugno (tree) · ckb ھەڵووژە (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sco ploum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pdt Plum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ti በርቁቕ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ca pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nl pruimenboom (tree) · ota اریك (fruit of Prunus domestica) · it prugna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nb plomme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ro prun (tree) · sk slivka (fruit of Prunus domestica) · frr plom (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sco ploom (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl abruño (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ca pilotes (slang: testicle) · gv billey plumbis (tree) · gl gruñeiro (tree) · mg pesombazaha (fruit of Prunus domestica) · stq Plume (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cy plwmws (fruit of Prunus domestica) · scn prunu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · chy ma'xemenó'e (tree) · ur بیر (fruit of Prunus domestica) · af pruim (tree) · is plómutré (tree) · lld sunjin (fruit of Prunus domestica) · da blommefarve (colour) · vi màu mận (colour) · th พลัม (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ang plūme (tree) · ast cirolal (tree) · el δαμασκηνιά (tree) · sh шљива (tree) · af pruim (fruit of Prunus domestica) · dsb slěwka (fruit of Prunus domestica) · de Pflaumenbaum (tree) · crh erik (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ja セイヨウスモモ (tree) · es ciruelo (tree) · bo ཤིང་ཏོག་པ་ལམ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · eo prunkoloro (colour) · hi बेर (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fr prunier (tree) · sl sliva (tree) · tl sirwelas (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ky кара өрүк (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur cespâr (tree) · ca color pruna (colour) · sco ploum (tree) · sq kumbull (fruit of Prunus domestica) · la prūnum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ast nisu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · an zirgüello (fruit of Prunus domestica) · af pers (colour) · cmn 李 (tree) · tk erik (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cs švestka (fruit of Prunus domestica) · frr Plum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · frr plum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cs švestka (tree) · oj bagesaanaatig (tree) · cs slíva (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ary برقوقة (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ro prună (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vo plömabim (tree) · lad avramila (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sw mzambarau (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gd plumas (fruit of Prunus domestica) · dsb slěwka (tree) · fi luumupuu (tree) · enm plomme (tree) · rm prem (fruit of Prunus domestica) · hy սալոր (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cs slíva (tree) · vec çiéspa (fruit of Prunus domestica) · eu aranondo (tree) · ajp خوخ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ky кайналы (fruit of Prunus domestica) · aii ܒܲܪܩܘܿܩܵܐ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lad pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · hy սալորենի (tree) · el δαμάσκηνο (fruit of Prunus domestica) · win kąąc (fruit of Prunus domestica) · udi дампӏул (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lb Praumebam (tree) · es guindón (fruit of Prunus domestica) · wym fłaojm (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fy prum (Terschelling) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · yi פֿלוימענבוים (tree) · es ciruela (colour) · gl fatoeiro (tree) · nl donkerrood (colour) · mt għanbaqar (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ary برقوق (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl cerolleiro (tree) · sh шљива (fruit of Prunus domestica) · izh sliivipuu (tree) · fy prûm (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ml പ്ലം (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pt ameixeira (tree) · io pruno (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rm paloga (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ko 서양자두 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nl pruim (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sh šljiva (tree) · es ciruela (fruit of Prunus domestica) · yi פֿלוים (fruit of Prunus domestica) · izh sliivi (fruit of Prunus domestica) · is plóma (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sw zambarau (colour) · uk сли́ва (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ang plūme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · es pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · goh pfrūma (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gmh pfrūme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · io pruniero (tree) · hu szilvafa (tree) · bg топка (slang: testicle) · ast ciruela (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vec brónba (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gun aguai (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fr meilleur morceau (desirable thing) · it susino (tree) · xdq гъи́мгъе (tree) · enm plomme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rm primbla (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rup damaschinã (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ka ქლიავი (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vec brógna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nrf preunyi (tree) · rm zuesca (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rm paloja (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pt bolas (slang: testicle) · ar بَرْقُوق (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ja セイヨウスモモ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ast ciroleru (tree) · scn pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · liv plūmõpū (tree) · ja プラム (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pl śliwa (tree) · ja 暗紫色 (colour) · liv plūmpū (tree) · vi cây mận (tree) · fur brugnulâr (tree) · fur emul (fruit of Prunus domestica) · de Pflaume (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vi món bở (desirable thing) · mk слива (fruit of Prunus domestica) · twf pùlulúna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · tr erik (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cy eirin (fruit of Prunus domestica) · et ploom (fruit of Prunus domestica) · xdq гъи́мгъе (fruit of Prunus domestica) · arz برقوق (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ml ആലുചാ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · da blomme (tree) · es huevos (slang: testicle) · fur siespe (fruit of Prunus domestica) · io prunekoloro (colour) · ia pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ain モマ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · grc προύμνη (tree) · fr prune (fruit of Prunus domestica) · acw بخارة (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl abruñeiro (tree) · enm prune (fruit of Prunus domestica) · kk алхоры (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ain モマニ (tree) · vi trái mận (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fa آلو (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sv plommonträd (tree) · lmo brugna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cy plwmwns (fruit of Prunus domestica) · az gavalı (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lad almesha (Sarajevo) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · eo pruno (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur brugnul (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ru сли́ва (tree) · lv plūme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur emolâr (tree) · sw mzambarau (tree) · lad almeshe (Monastir) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · tr erik ağacı (tree) · hu szilva (fruit of Prunus domestica) · bg but see завиден (desirable thing) · ti ፕሩኞ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ca ous (slang: testicle) · ast ñisu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · mi paramu (tree) · lt slyva (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lb Prommebam (tree) · ga crann plumaí (tree) · sc pruna (tree) · vec amolo (fruit of Prunus domestica) · bg сли́ва (fruit of Prunus domestica) · acw بخارى (fruit of Prunus domestica) · yue 李子 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · de Leckerbissen (desirable thing) · lv plūme (tree) · za makmaenj (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fo blomma (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lo ໝາກໝັ້ນ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rup dhamaskinã (fruit of Prunus domestica) · hi आलूचा (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sh šljiva (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl cirola (fruit of Prunus domestica) · yue 布冧 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur sespâr (tree) · es pelotudo (fool, idiot) · nan-hbl 李 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nan-hbl 李仔 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · grc προῦμνον (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ro perjă (fruit of Prunus domestica) · be слі́ва (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sw mzambarau (slang: testicle) · uz olxoʻri (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fr prune (colour) · la prūnus (tree) · nrf preune (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sv plommon (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl ameixeira (tree) · frr plööm (Karrharde) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · th พรุน (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fy prom (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl agruño (fruit of Prunus domestica) · cmn 李子 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · yue 李 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lo ໝາກພຼຳ (tree) · ca prunera (tree) · pap preimu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · bg слива (tree) · eu aran (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vi mận (fruit of Prunus domestica) · et ploomipuu (tree) · gd plumas (tree) · wa pronne (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sl češplja (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lb Promm (fruit of Prunus domestica) · bg цвят слива (colour) · gv plumbis (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vec àmoło (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rup dhamaskin (tree) · fi luumunpunainen (colour) · rup damaschin (tree) · my ဇီးသီ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nn plomme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rm prüna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fi luumu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ruq prună (fruit of Prunus domestica) · oj bagesaan (fruit of Prunus domestica) · chr ᏆᏄᎾᏍᏗᎢ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ro ouă (slang: testicle) · gl ambruíña (fruit of Prunus domestica) · bho बेर (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pa ਅਲੂਚਾ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · he שְׁזִיף (fruit of Prunus domestica) · km ម៉ាក់ប្រាង (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sl sliva (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fi herkkupala (desirable thing) · dlm susana (fruit of Prunus domestica) · tk garaly (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ko 자두나무 (tree) · da lækkerbisken (desirable thing) · gl ameixa (fruit of Prunus domestica) · hy շլոր (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pap preimu (tree) · rm prema (fruit of Prunus domestica) · mi paramu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · oc pruna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur ciespe (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pa ਆਲੂਬੁਖ਼ਾਰਾ (fruit of Prunus domestica) · wa biyoke (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fur bromb (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fi palli (slang: testicle) · gmh pflūme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · enm plumtre (tree) · pt ameixa (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ga pluma (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vo plöm (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gsw Fluume (fruit of Prunus domestica) · sw mzambarau (desirable thing) · io pruneo (colour) · pt amêixoa (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vi chọn lọc (desirable thing) · mk слива (tree) · fy prome (Hindeloopen) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ast nisal (tree) · liv plūm (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ga plumchorcra (colour) · mwl alméixina (fruit of Prunus domestica) · fy prüm (Schiermonnikoog) (fruit of Prunus domestica) · rm zvetga (fruit of Prunus domestica) · tt караҗимеш (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl cerollo (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ko 오얏 (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ca pruner (tree) · es color ciruela (colour) · da blommetræ (tree) · ru сли́ва (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ast cirigüeyu (fruit of Prunus domestica) · kk қараөрік (fruit of Prunus domestica) · liv plūmõz (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lmo brügna (fruit of Prunus domestica) · hi आलूबुखारा (fruit of Prunus domestica) · da blomme (fruit of Prunus domestica) · frs plûum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · is plómublár (colour) · lad zirguela (fruit of Prunus domestica) · pl śliwka (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl fatón (fruit of Prunus domestica) · nds Pluum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · vi quả mận (fruit of Prunus domestica) · lb Praum (fruit of Prunus domestica) · ang plūmtrēow (tree) · sco ploom (tree) · arz برقوقة (fruit of Prunus domestica) · gl agruñeiro (tree) · bg ташак (slang: testicle) · nl pruim (tree) · el δαμασκηνί (colour) · rm brümbla (fruit of Prunus domestica) · it susina (fruit of Prunus domestica) · de Zwetschge (fruit of Prunus domestica)

wikidata: Q12372598

plum en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /plʌm/
• plŭm
• /plʊm/ (Northern-England)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Phonetically-based spelling of plumb.

Meanings

1. Plumb.

Forms

plum en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /plʌm/
• plŭm
• /plʊm/ (Northern-England)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Phonetically-based spelling of plumb.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Completely; utterly.
   • You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.

Forms

Translations (2)

fi umpi- (completely; utterly) · vi quá sức (tưởng tượng) (completely; utterly)

plum en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /plʌm/
• plŭm
• /plʊm/ (Northern-England)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Phonetically-based spelling of plumb.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To plumb.

Forms