Feminine
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poire

Meaning

  1. (feminine) pear
  2. (colloquial, feminine) mug, sucker, soft touch
  3. (feminine, informal) mush, face
  4. (feminine) a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper
  5. (feminine) pear brandy
  6. (feminine) a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob
  7. (feminine) a beef cut

Concepts

pear-tree

European pear

Pyrus

Pyrus communis

genus Pyrus

pear brandy

inflation bulb

common pear

Synonyms

poirier commun

poirier sauvage

poirier cultivé

pyrus

poirier commun|pl=grusza pospolita|uk=груша звичайна

pyrus communis

Frequency

C2
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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