German word

Pflaume

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpflaʊ̯mə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounplum

Example

Im Sommer esse ich gerne Pflaumen.

In summer, I like eating plums.

Illustration for Pflaume (plum)

More examples

Auf dem Markt gibt es reife Pflaumen.

There are ripe plums at the market.

Core concept

A juicy stone fruit whose flesh surrounds one hard stone and can be eaten fresh or dried.

Common phrases

  • reife Pflaumen

    ripe plums

  • Konfitüre aus Pflaumen

    plum jam

  • Saft aus Pflaumen

    plum juice

Similar words

Zwetschge: An oval stone fruit with somewhat firmer flesh.
Zwetsche: A colloquial Southern German name for a plum.
Backpflaume: A dried plum commonly used in baking.
Trockenpflaume: A plum dried to remove moisture for long-term storage.

Definition in German

Saftige, runde bis ovale Steinfrucht von Prunus-Arten, meist süß oder leicht säuerlich und frisch als Obst verzehrt

Word origin

The German form Pflaume arose through older forms pflūma and pflūme from Latin prunum, the Latin word for a plum.

Usage tips

  • English prune usually means a dried plum, while a fresh plum is normally called a Pflaume in German.

Other meanings

  • prunenoun

Related words

  • Pflaumenbaumplum treenoun
  • Pflaumenmusplum pastenoun
  • Pflaumensaftplum juicenoun

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