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porret

/ˈpɒɹɪt/

porret noun: a scallion; a leek or small onion.

Noun

porret (plural porrets)

  1. A scallion; a leek or small onion.
    • Why garlic, molyes, and porrets have white roots, deep green leaves, and black seeds?1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of porret

pluralporrets

Origin of porret

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

Questions about porret

What does porret mean?
Porret means a scallion; a leek or small onion.
What part of speech is porret?
Porret is a noun.
How do you pronounce porret?
Porret is pronounced /ˈpɒɹɪt/.
What is the plural of porret?
The plural of porret is porrets.

Words near porret in the dictionary

  1. porrects
  2. porrectus
  3. porrenger
  4. porrengers
  5. Porrentruy
  6. porret
  7. porrets
  8. Porrett
  9. porridge
  10. porridge belly
  11. porridge drawer

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