poireau

French

Alternative forms

porreau

Etymology

From the form porreau (probably influenced by poire), from a diminutive of the Old French por (cf. poiree, poree, poret), from Latin porrum. Compare Norman pouothé and Walloon porea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa.ʁo/

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• Homophone: Poirot

Noun

poireau m (plural poireaux)

1. leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
2. (slang) cock, dick

   Il est en train de s’astiquer le poireau.

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Derived terms

• poireauter
• s’astiquer le poireau

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: powo

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• oripeau