poivre

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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poivre m (plural poivres)

  1. pepper (spice)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Latin piper.

Noun

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

  1. pepper (spice)

Descendants

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

References

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