poivrot

French

Etymology

First attested in 1837. From poivre with the suffix -ot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa.vʁo/

Noun

poivrot m (plural poivrots, feminine poivrote)

1. drunkard
   • 1980, “Jojo le Projo”, in Assez !, performed by Claude Nougaro:

     Jojo, c’était comme un frère/Avant qu’il soit alcoolo/Avant qu’il devienne poivrot

     Jojo, he was like a brother/Before he was an alcoholic/Before he became a drunkard

Further reading

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