poireau
common nounadjective
Syllable Decomposition
poireauformerly por, then porreau, from the Latin porrum. The alteration of porreau to poireau first occurred in the Paris region, probably under the influence of the word poire; but porreau is still alive in regional dialects.
Definitions
- botanique
Synonym
Plural
poireaux
Hyperonyms
Translations
german:Porree
english:leek
arabic:كراث
chinese:韭葱
korean:파
danish:porre
spanish:puerro
finnish:purjo
greek:πράσο
italian:porro
japanese:葱
dutch:prei
polish:por
portuguese:alho-porro
swedish:purjolök
thai:กระเทียมต้น
turkish:pırasa