putier
French edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to pute (“smelly, stinky, foul-smelling”) + -ier, for the smell that comes from the leaves of this plant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
putier m (plural putiers)
- bird cherry (Prunus padus)
- Synonyms: bois-puant, cerisier à grappes, merisier à grappes, putet
Further reading edit
- “putier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.