porret
English edit
Etymology edit
From French porrette, from Latin porrum, porrus (“leek”). See porraceous.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
porret (plural porrets)
- A scallion; a leek or small onion.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
- Why garlic, molyes, and porrets have white roots, deep green leaves, and black seeds?
Related terms edit
References edit
- “porret”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.