"poireau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwa.ʁo/ Audio: Fr-poireau.ogg Forms: poireaux [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|por}} Old French por, {{inh|fr|la|porrum}} Latin porrum, {{cog|nrf|pouothé}} Norman pouothé, {{cog|wa|porea}} Walloon porea Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} poireau m (plural poireaux)
  1. leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Foods, Sex Categories (lifeform): Alliums, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-poireau-fr-noun-~m9Nillg Disambiguation of Foods: 98 2 Disambiguation of Sex: 86 14 Disambiguation of Alliums: 98 2 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 98 2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang) cock, dick Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-poireau-fr-noun-dsHx~2Wd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: porreau [obsolete] Derived forms: poireauter, s’astiquer le poireau

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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