poireau

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the form porreau (probably influenced by poire), from a diminutive of the Old French por (cf. poiree, poree, poret), from Latin porrum. Compare Norman pouothé and Walloon porea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwa.ʁo/
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Homophone: Poirot

Noun

poireau m (plural poireaux)

leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
(slang) cock, dick
Il est en train de s’astiquer le poireau.
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Derived terms

Descendants

Haitian Creole: powo

Further reading

“poireau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

oripeau

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