| 单词 |
pruno |
| 释义 |
pruno, n. U.S. Prison slang. Brit. |ˈpruːnəʊ|, U.S. |ˈprunoʊ| [‹ prune n. + -o suffix.] An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting a mixture of fruit, water, sugar, etc.
1936‘Convict 12627’ Underworld Slang Pruno, an intoxicating drink made by convicts from prunes. 1953Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 22 Aug. 1/5 He said prison officials had destroyed 400 gallons of a makeshift intoxicant called ‘pruno’ since last April. 1977R. P. Rettig et al. Manny iii. 79/2 Pruno is more like wine and has a much higher alcoholic content. 1998M. Reaves Voodoo Child (1999) xxix. 228 Shane could smell the prison-brewed liquor they called ‘pruno’ on his breath. |

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