porret
English
Etymology
From Middle English poret, from Old French por(r)et, porete, from Medieval Latin porretum. See porraceous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɒɹɪt/
Noun
porret (plural porrets)
- A scallion; a leek or small onion.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
- Why garlic, molyes, and porrets have white roots, deep green leaves, and black seeds?
Related terms
References
- “porret”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.