"poire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwaʁ/ Audio: Fr-poire.ogg Forms: poires [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|peire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French peire, {{inh+|fr|fro|peire}} Inherited from Old French peire, {{inh|fr|VL.|*pira}} Vulgar Latin *pira, {{inh|fr|la|pirum}} Latin pirum Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} poire f (plural poires)
  1. pear Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-l8--h1Ma
  2. (colloquial) mug, sucker, soft touch Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms (fool): pigeon, gogo
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-QHjH7gVT Disambiguation of 'fool': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
  3. (informal) mush, face Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-xbyV2UO3
  4. a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-VzcQ241t Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 17 47 9 6 2
  5. pear brandy Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Fruits
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-L8FIOvgw Disambiguation of Fruits: 20 10 10 17 36 5 2
  6. a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-HB1THbFb
  7. (butchery) a beef cut Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-poire-fr-noun-xRUdOZIY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for poire meaning in French (4.2kB)

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