Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Lauch
Lauch is the German word for the same thing — both mean "leek."
Spanish
puerro
puerro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "leek."
Portuguese
alho-poró
alho-poró is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "leek."
Practice
1 What does poireau mean?
leek
2 Fill the gap: Il prépare une soupe aux ___.
Full sentence: Il prépare une soupe aux poireaux. (He makes a leek soup.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches poireau?
poireau: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.