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/

• audio:

  (file)

Noun

poire f (plural poires)

1. pear
2. (colloquial) mug, sucker, soft touch
3. (informal) mush, face

   en pleine poire

   straight in the face

   se payer la poire de quelqu’un

   to pull someone's leg

4. A bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper.
5. pear brandy
6. A pear-shaped switch.
7. (butchery) A beef cut.

Synonyms

• (fool): pigeon, gogo

Derived terms

• poirier
• poiré
• poire à lavement
• poire belle Hélène
• poire d’avocat
• bonne poire
• couper la poire en deux
• garder une poire pour la soif
• se fendre la poire

Further reading

• “poire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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