porpeys
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- perpes, porpais, porpas, purpays, porpes, porpeyse, porpos, porpoys, porpus, purpaysse, purpeys, purpois, purpose, purpoys
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French porpeis, from Vulgar Latin *porcopiscis; compare pork.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
porpeys
- porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- porpoise meat (as food)
- Synonym: (rare) tumberel
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “porpeis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.