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poire.

pear

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pwaʁ/
  1. pear

    feminine
  2. mug, sucker, soft touch

    colloquial · feminine
  3. mush, face

    feminine · informal
    en pleine poire
    se payer la poire de quelqu'un
  4. a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper

    feminine
  5. pear brandy

    feminine
  6. a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob

    feminine
  7. a beef cut

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular.

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