porret

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/ˈpɒɹɪt/

noun

A scallion; a leek or small onion.

OriginMiddle English poret ← Old French por(r)et, porete ← Medieval Latin porretum →
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Meanings

nounporret (plural porrets)

plural porrets

  1. A scallion; a leek or small onion.

    Why garlic, molyes, and porrets have white roots, deep green leaves, and black seeds?

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinporretum
  2. Old Frenchpor(r)et, porete
  3. Middle Englishporet
  4. Englishporret

From Middle English poret, from Old French por(r)et, porete, from Medieval Latin porretum. See porraceous.

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APA

porret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porret

MLA

“porret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porret. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porret,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porret.

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