Prune, nf : plum

The French word « prune » looks exactly the same as the English word “prune.”

The most common meaning of “prune” in English is “a dried plum;” however, the word “prune” can also refer the process of trimming or cutting a tree or shrub.

In French, « prune » means plum, and when you dry « une prune » to become a “prune,” in French it becomes « un pruneau ». And notice that the word « prune » is feminine, but the word « pruneau » is masculine… ahhh, le français…

La saison des prunes est en été.
Plums are in season in the summer.

La reine-claude et la mirabelle sont des variétés de prunes.
The greengage and the mirabelle are varieties of plum.’li’

S’il vous plaît, achetez six prunes. Je prévois de faire une tarte aux prunes.
Please buy six plums. I’m planning to make a plum tart.