poivre

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See also: poivré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peivre, peivere, from Latin piper.

Pronunciation

Noun

poivre m (plural poivres)

  1. pepper (spice)

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin piper.

Noun

poivre oblique singularm (oblique plural poivres, nominative singular poivres, nominative plural poivre)

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants

  • French: poivre
  • Norman: paîvre, pêvre (Jersey) (Guernsey), pevr (Sark)
  • Walloon: poevrî

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (poivre, supplement)