pourriel

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

pourriel

Quebecism. Term proposed by the Office québécois de la langue française in May 1997. A portmanteau constructed with 'poubelle' (and not 'pourri', as a fairly widespread opinion would have it) and 'courriel'.

Definition

Synonyms

courriel indésirablemerdielspam

Plural

pourriels

Hyperonym

Translations

  • englishenglish:spam
  • dutchdutch:spam
  • portugueseportuguese:spam