pourpais

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Etymology

From Old French pourpois, pourpais, porpeis (porpoise), from Vulgar Latin *porcopiscis (porpoise, literally pig-fish), from Latin porcus (pig) + piscis (fish).

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Noun

pourpais m (plural pourpais)

  1. (Jersey) porpoise