The term dried plum has come into vogue since prune seems to have some negative connotations. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Dried Plum” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Margaret. Hi, Margaret. Where are...
Nancy in Danville, California, wonders why a dried grape becomes a raisin and a dried plum becomes a prune. English borrowed raisin and prune from French, where raisin means grape and prune means plum, through different routes and at different times...