Pflaume

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpflaʊ̯mə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈflaʊ̯mə/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)

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Noun

Pflaume f (genitive Pflaume, plural Pflaumen, diminutive Pfläumchen n)

1. plum
2. (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) vulva
3. (colloquial) fool; klutz

Related terms

• Pflaumenbaum, Pflaumenkern, Pflaumenkuchen, Pflaumenwiese
• Backpflaume, Trockenpflaume, Kirschpflaume

Further reading

• “Pflaume” in Duden online
• “Pflaume” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache