porro

Etymology

From Latin porrum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ro/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ru/

Noun

porro m (plural porros)

1. (botany) leek
2. (slang) a cigarette made with cannabis, joint

Etymology

From Latin porrum (“leek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔro/

Noun

porro m (plural porros)

1. (botany) leek

   Synonym: allo porro

2. (slang) joint (marijuana cigarette)

Etymology

From Latin porrum.

Noun

porro m (plural porri)

1. leek
2. wart

   Synonym: verruca

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρρω (pórrhō) (Attic) for πρόσω (prósō), from πρό (pró).

Adverb

porrō (comparative porrius, superlative porrissimē)

1. further
2. onwards

References

• porro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• porro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• porro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

From Latin porrum (“leek”).

Noun

porro m (plural porros)

1. leek (Allium ampeloprasum, a vegetable)

   Synonyms: alho-francês, alho-porro, alho-poró

Etymology 1

From Latin porrum.

Etymology 2

From porra.

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin.