poirier

See also: Poirier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French perier, from Vulgar Latin *pirārius (cf. Medieval Latin pirarius), from Latin pirus. Reanalyzed as poire (“pear”) +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa.ʁje/

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Noun

poirier m (plural poiriers)

1. pear tree
2. headstand

Further reading

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