porru

Basque

Porru bi.

Etymology

Eventually from Latin porrum (leek).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poru/, [po̞.ru]

Noun

porru inan

  1. leek

Declension

Derived terms

  • kuku-porru (foxglove)
  • porru eginda (battered)
  • porru-hazi (profit)
  • porru-landare (leek plant)
  • porru-patata (leeks with potatoes)
  • porruak landatzera bidali (to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier)
  • porruak landatzera joan (take a long walk on a short pier)
  • porruak lerrokatzera bidali (to tell someone to take a long walk on a short pier)
  • porruak lerrokatzera joan (take a long walk on a short pier)
  • porrusalda (leek soup)

References

  1. porru” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • "porru" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • porru” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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