Meanings
nounpruno (uncountable)
- USslanguncountableAn improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities.
Synonyms: jail juice, prison hooch, prison wine, swish, toilet wine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities.
Origin
From prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kilju
- kiljuimprovised alcoholic drink
Polish bimber
- bimberimprovised alcoholic drink
Russian бра́га, бра́жка
- бра́га (brága)improvised alcoholic drink
- бра́жка (brážka)improvised alcoholic drink
- самого́н (samogón)improvised alcoholic drink
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Cite this entry
APA
pruno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruno
MLA
“pruno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruno. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pruno,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruno.
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