Feminine
poire
Meaning
- (feminine) pear
- (colloquial, feminine) mug, sucker, soft touch
- (feminine, informal) mush, face
- (feminine) a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper
- (feminine) pear brandy
- (feminine) a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob
- (feminine) a beef cut
Concepts
Synonyms
poirier commun
poirier sauvage
poirier cultivé
pyrus
poirier commun|pl=grusza pospolita|uk=груша звичайна
pyrus communis
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pwaʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular.
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