poirier

See also: Poirier

French

Etymology

From Old French perier, from Vulgar Latin *pirarius, from Latin pirus. Reanalyzed as poire (“pear”) +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwa.ʁje/
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Noun

poirier m (plural poiriers)

pear tree

Derived terms

faire le poirier (“to do a headstand”)

Further reading

“poirier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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