pourriture

French

Etymology

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From pourrir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ʁi.tyʁ/

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Noun

pourriture f (plural pourritures)

1. rot
2. (socially etc.) rottenness, something rotten
3. (colloquial, derogatory) rotter, swine; cow, bitch

Further reading

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

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Old French

Noun

pourriture oblique singular, f (oblique plural pourritures, nominative singular pourriture, nominative plural pourritures)

1. rotting