noir comme poix

French

Etymology

Compare Italian nero come la pece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nwaʁ kɔm pwa/

Adjective

noir comme poix (feminine noire comme poix, masculine plural noirs comme poix, feminine plural noires comme poix)

  1. (simile) pitch-black, jet-black, black as coal
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