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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

poiré

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pwa-re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perry/ˈpɛri/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le poiré est une boisson alcoolisée obtenue à partir de poires fermentées."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of pear juice, similar in manufacture and use to cider.

    "He ordered a glass of chilled pear perry to accompany his meal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'peri', which traces back to Old Northern French 'perie', ultimately coming from Vulgar Latin 'pirum' meaning pear. Historically, it specifically refers to an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, analogous to cider made from apples.

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