pear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpeə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /ˈpiːə(r)/ (India)
- (US) audio
- (Australia) audio
- /peː/ (Australia)
- pâr (General-American)
- /pɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpiə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /pɛɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- (UK) audio
- /ˈpeɹ/ (Scotland)
- /pɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear From Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Proto-West Germanic *peru, from Vulgar Latin pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular, ultimately a loanword from an unknown Mediterranean substrate source. Cognate with Scots peer (“pear”), Saterland Frisian Peere, Pere (“pear”), West Frisian par (“pear”), Dutch peer (“pear”), Danish, Greenlandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk pære (“pear”), Faroese, Icelandic pera (“pear”), Swedish päron (“pear”), German Birne (“pear”), Luxembourgish Bier, Bir (“pear”), Vilamovian biyn (“pear”), Yiddish באַר (bar, “pear”), French poire (“pear”).
Meanings
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
- The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
- Choke pear (a torture device).
- (Jamaica) avocado, alligator pear
- A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wax pear · peary · pear leaf-curling midge · Catherine pear · pear-shaped · pear louse · pear-sucker · butter pear · alligator pear · pear blight · pear-withe · desert pear · pear tree · Pope's pear · prickly pear cactus · pear-wise · Pearland · pear plum · and a partridge in a pear tree · pear haw · pear leaf blister moth · pear psylla · ground pear · avocado pear · papple · pearless · pear leaf blister mite · pear thrips · Pear Tree · pear leaf midge · pear slug · pear shell · pear oyster scale · pear midge · pear-thorn · tiger pear · pear wine · pear-wood · pear-encrinite · prickly pear · pear gauge · pearmonger · pear quince · wooden pear · pear-gauge · pear apple · pearita · sea pear · musk pear · pear cider · pearlike · peartini · apples and pears · pear belle Hélène · woody pear · pear of anguish · pear orchard · pear drop · choke pear · pear tomato · peartree · river pear · perry
Descendants
pere · ipere · ផ្លែភា · 啤梨 · แพร์ · pea
Hypernyms
fruit (edible fruit) · pome (edible fruit)
Hyponyms
snow pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Callery pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · willowleaf pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · willow-leafed pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · African pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · sugar pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Welsh pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · snowy pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · cactus pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Seckel pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · apple pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · nashi pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · vegetable pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · sand pear) (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Chinese pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · stinking bishop pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Taiwanese pear) (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Le Conte pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Taiwan pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Japanese pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Korean pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · choke pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Chinese white pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Asian pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · anchovy pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · vine pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · strawberry pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · balsam pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · grape pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Malvern pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · European pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · hard pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · garlic pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · common pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Bradford pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · Moorcroft pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree) · butter pear (edible fruit or type of fruit tree)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (302)
gv peear (fruit) · frr pjaar (Rodenäs) (fruit) · kk алмұрт (fruit) · rm pair (fruit) · cy gellygen (fruit) · sc pira (fruit) · br perenn (fruit) · is pera (fruit) · vec perèr (tree) · km ភា (fruit) · gu પિઅર (fruit) · io piro (fruit) · lv krausis (fruit) · sco peer (tree) · fi päärynä (tree) · tg ношпотӣ (fruit) · ms pir (fruit) · lt kriaušė (fruit) · twf pèroʼóna (fruit) · cmn 梨 (fruit) · frr päär (Langenhorn) (fruit) · nv bitseeʼ hólóní (fruit) · mn алим (fruit) · nds Beer (fruit) · kw peren (fruit) · rm pairer (tree) · sgr امبورو (fruit) · ja 梨 (fruit) · kmr hirmî (tree) · vi cây lê (tree) · kmr hirmî (fruit) · fi päärynäpuu (wood of the pear tree) · tl peras (fruit) · mnc ᡧᡠᠯᡥᡝ (fruit) · yue 雪梨 (fruit) · aii ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ (fruit) · et pirnipuu (tree) · xal кедмн (fruit) · sv päronträd (tree) · lki مەروو (fruit) · el αχλαδιά (tree) · fa امرود (fruit) · lb Birebam (tree) · ce кхор (fruit) · wa poere (fruit) · ur ناشپاتی (fruit) · gd peur (fruit) · bg кру́ша (fruit) · vo bün (fruit) · br per (fruit) · fur piruč (fruit) · cmn 梨樹 /梨树 (tree) · tg нок (fruit) · xal кедмн (tree) · arz كمتراية (fruit) · eo pirarbo (tree) · ga péire (fruit) · ast peral (tree) · es pera (fruit) · wym biyn (fruit) · eu txermen (fruit) · ta பேரிக்காய் (fruit) · rom ambrol (fruit) · km សារី (fruit) · nl perenboom (tree) · tr armut (tree) · vo bünep (tree) · sh kruška (tree) · ms pear (fruit) · ca pera (fruit) · mt lanġasa (fruit) · uz nok (fruit) · frr pjäär (fruit) · nan-hbl 梨仔 (fruit) · is perutré (tree) · kmr karçîn (fruit) · ajp إنجاص (fruit) · pa ਨਾਸ਼ਪਾਤੀ (fruit) · nb pære (fruit) · kmr darhirmî (tree) · cs hruška (fruit) · sv pära (fruit) · cjs албырт (tree) · st pere (fruit) · tt груша (fruit) · unm hàkhàkopëlìshakw (tree) · liv bumbīerpū (tree) · hu körte (fruit) · ml സബർജൽ (fruit) · grc ἄπιον (fruit) · tly خج (fruit) · cs hrušeň (tree) · uz olmur (fruit) · win kšeesoroc (tree) · ko 배나무 (tree) · fi päärynä (fruit) · nan-hbl 梨 (fruit) · te బేరీ (fruit) · az armud ağacı (tree) · ang peru (fruit) · xdq хъяр (tree) · es peral (tree) · eu madariondo (tree) · rup per (tree) · fa ارمود (fruit) · oc pera (fruit) · sk hruška (fruit) · stq Peere (fruit) · tr kertme (fruit) · pt pera (fruit) · bg кру́ша (tree) · ro păr (tree) · frr peer (Ockholm) (fruit) · eu udare (fruit) · nrf père (fruit) · ar كُمَّثْرَى (fruit) · ug ئامۇت (fruit) · frr pjare (Klanxbüll) (fruit) · kn ಪೇರಳೆ (fruit) · ga piorra (fruit) · ky алмурут (fruit) · nap piro (fruit) · fa گلابی (fruit) · sh kruška (fruit) · hu körtefa (tree) · et pirn (fruit) · an pera (fruit) · fur piruçâr (tree) · vec péro (fruit) · yi באַר (fruit) · hak 梨仔 (fruit) · gl pereira (tree) · ovd pärun (fruit) · ary بوعويد (fruit) · inh кхор (fruit) · tr ahlat (fruit) · chr ᏗᎦᏛᏗ (fruit) · lo ໝາກຈອງ (fruit) · sk hruška (tree) · pl grusza (tree) · nn pæretre (tree) · pa ਨਾਖ (fruit) · ru гру́ша (fruit) · hi नाशपाती (fruit) · fi päärynäpuu (tree) · sw pea (fruit) · tab жихир (fruit) · bo ལི (fruit) · af peer (fruit) · be гру́ша (fruit) · prg krausī (fruit) · eo pirujo (tree) · fur piruç (fruit) · liv bumbīer (fruit) · frs pêer (fruit) · id pir (fruit) · yue 梨 (fruit) · za makleiz (fruit) · fy par (fruit) · ast pera (fruit) · ar إِجَّاص (fruit) · eo piro (fruit) · fr poire (fruit) · ko 서양배 (fruit) · mk круша (tree) · mk круша (fruit) · nn pære (fruit) · el αχλάδι (fruit) · he אַגָּס (fruit) · grc ἄπιος (tree) · wa poerî (tree) · kyh vírusur (fruit) · xmf სხული (fruit) · unm hàkhàkopëlìsh (fruit) · vi quả lê (fruit) · rom ambrolin (tree) · kl pære (fruit) · tly گلاوی (fruit) · lv bumbieris (fruit) · yue 啤梨 (fruit) · ko 배 (fruit) · ab аҳа (fruit) · sq dardhë (tree) · cy peren (fruit) · dlm paira (fruit) · fr poirier (tree) · apj béela (fruit) · ang piriġe (tree) · uk гру́ша (fruit) · gsw Biire (fruit) · my သစ်တောသီး (fruit) · de Birne (fruit) · ckb دار ھەرمێ (tree) · rm paira (fruit) · ro pară (fruit) · tly امبلو (fruit) · hsb krušwa (fruit) · vo bünabim (tree) · prs ناک (fruit) · sco peer (fruit) · fo pera (fruit) · de Birnbaumholz (wood of the pear tree) · sdh ئەمروو (fruit) · enm pere (fruit) · th ลูกแพร์ (fruit) · nb pæretre (tree) · ota آرمود (fruit) · eu madari (fruit) · lv bumbiere (tree) · it pero (tree) · az armud (fruit) · tt армут (fruit) · gl pera (fruit) · dng ли (fruit) · afb عرموط (fruit) · frr Piar (fruit) · tly گلابی (fruit) · yue 沙梨 (fruit) · sv päron (fruit) · de Birne (tree) · frr peer (fruit) · it pera (fruit) · lb Bir (fruit) · da pære (fruit) · tly آمبو (fruit) · te పియర్ (fruit) · vls peire (fruit) · lez чуьхвер (fruit) · vi lê (fruit) · gu નાસપતી (fruit) · lv krause (tree) · la pirus (tree) · mn лийр (fruit) · mn ᠠᠯᠢᠮ ᠠ (fruit) · aii ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ (tree) · lt kriaušė (tree) · de Birnholz (wood of the pear tree) · klj amrût (fruit) · nrf paithe (fruit) · sl hruška (tree) · ru гру́ша (tree) · nl peer (fruit) · la pirum (fruit) · de Birnbaum (tree) · eu udareondo (tree) · ceb peras (fruit) · de Birnenholz (wood of the pear tree) · nv bilasáana bitseeʼ nineezígíí (fruit) · sh крушка (tree) · km ផ្លែភា (fruit) · dsb kšuška (fruit) · sh крушка (fruit) · pl gruszka (fruit) · tg мурӯд (fruit) · vec per (fruit) · dsb kšuška (tree) · tk armyt (fruit) · frs bêer (Harlingerland, Jeverland) (fruit) · acw كُمِّثْرَى (fruit) · fur piručâr (tree) · ar كُمَّثْرَى (tree) · gd peur (tree) · sq dardhë (fruit) · hy տանձենի (tree) · ta பேரி (fruit) · dng лир (fruit) · tr armut (fruit) · arz كمترة (fruit) · cjs албырт (fruit) · sl hruška (fruit) · os кӕрдо (fruit) · xdq хъяр (fruit) · rup pearã (fruit) · hy տանձ (fruit) · ia pira (fruit) · pdt Kruschkje (fruit) · si පෙයා (fruit) · ca perera (tree) · mn ᠯᠢᠢᠷ (fruit) · vi trái lê (fruit) · mr नाशपाती (fruit) · uk гру́ша (tree) · aeb أَنْزَاصْ (fruit) · be гру́ша (tree) · pt pereira (tree) · dv ނާޝްޕަތީ (fruit) · oc perièr (tree) · ary إجاص (fruit) · ckb ھەرمێ (fruit) · wuu 梨 (fruit) · kn ಮರಸೇಬು (fruit) · frr peere (fruit) · ka მსხალი (fruit) · ps ناک (fruit) · cmn 梨子 (fruit) · mi pea (fruit) · bn নাশপাতি (fruit) · mg poara (fruit) · ti ፔረ (fruit) · se peara (fruit) · nrf peire (fruit) · grc ἀχράς (fruit)