poireau
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poireau m (plural poireaux)
- leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
- (slang) cock, dick
- Il est en train de s’astiquer le poireau.
- He’s beating his meat.
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Descendants[edit]
- Haitian Creole: powo
Further reading[edit]
- “poireau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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