poire
See also: poiré
French
Etymology
From Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwaʁ/
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audio (file) - IPA(key): /pwaʁ/
Noun
poire f (plural poires)
- pear
- (colloquial) mug, sucker, soft touch
- (informal) mush, face
- en pleine poire
- straight in the face
- se payer la poire de qqun
- to pull someone's leg
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- A bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper.
- pear brandy
- A pear-shaped switch.
- (butchery) A beef cut.
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Further reading
- “poire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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