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portoise

portoise noun: the gunwale of a ship.

Noun

portoise (plural portoises)

  1. The gunwale of a ship.
    Synonyms:
    portlast

Synonyms of portoise

Forms of portoise

pluralportoises

Origin of portoise

Perhaps from Old French porteis (“portative, portable”).

Words formed from portoise

  • a-portoise

Questions about portoise

What does portoise mean?
Portoise means the gunwale of a ship.
What part of speech is portoise?
Portoise is a noun.
What is the plural of portoise?
The plural of portoise is portoises.

Words near portoise in the dictionary

  1. portograms
  2. portographic
  3. portography
  4. Portogruaro
  5. portohepatic
  6. portoise
  7. portoises
  8. Portola
  9. Portola Valley
  10. portolan
  11. portolani

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