poireau
French
Etymology
From the form porreau (probably influenced by poire), from a diminutive of the Old French por (cf. poiree, poree, poret), from Latin porrum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa.ʁo/
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Noun
poireau m (plural poireaux)
- leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
- (slang) cock, dick
- Il est en train de s'astiquer le poireau.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: powo
Further reading
- “poireau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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