Pruno (Noun)
Meaning
A liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Prison inmates often made pruno in secret, using what little ingredients they could find or smuggle into their cells.
- After several days, the pruno had fermented to the point where it was strong enough to get him drunk.
- Pruno was notorious for causing stomach problems, but for many inmates, it was the only way to get a drink.
- Despite the risks, making pruno had become a revered tradition among certain groups of prisoners.
- Inmates would trade commissary items and favors to get their hands on the ingredients needed to make pruno.