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le poireau
leek
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How do you say poireau in French?
How do you pronounce poireau in French?
poireau is pronounced /lə pwaʁo/ in French.
Example sentences
Le poireau frais que j'ai acheté au marché est délicieux dans cette soupe.
The fresh leek that I bought at the market is delicious in this soup.
Ce poireau blanc et long est parfait pour la recette que mon grand-mère m'a donnée.
This white and long leek is perfect for the recipe my grandmother gave me.
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Why is it masculine?
Poireau (leek) is masculine because it derives from Latin "porrum," which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -um typically became masculine -eau in French). The gender assignment simply followed the inherited Latin classification rather than being determined by any semantic or phonetic rule in French itself.
What is the French word for leek?
The French word for leek is le poireau — masculine.
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