porret

English

Etymology

From Middle English poret, from Old French por(r)et, porete, from Medieval Latin porretum. See porraceous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒɹɪt/

Noun

porret (plural porrets)

1. 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

• porray

References

• “porret”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Perrot, Porter, perrot, porter, pretor, proter, report, troper