Definition of 'pear'
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pear in British English
noun
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Word origin
Old English pere, ultimately from Latin pirumWord Frequency
pear in American English
noun
1.
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Word origin
ME pere < OE peru < VL *pira < L pl. of pirum, pear, akin to Gr apion: of pre-Gr Mediterranean orig.
Word Frequency
pear in American English
(pɛər)
noun
1.
2.
the tree itself
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Derived forms
pearlike adjective
Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME pe(e)re, OE peru ‹ LL pira, fem. sing. use of pl. of L of pirum (neut.) pear]Examples of 'pear' in a sentence
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tree, woodQuick word challenge
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Which type of wood am I?
a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis
Which type of wood am I?
the hard close-grained yellow wood of the box tree, used to make tool handles, small turned or carved articles, etc
Which type of wood am I?
the wood used in the construction of Noah's ark, thought to be a type of cypress (Genesis 6:14)
Which type of wood am I?
the close-grained durable wood of any of these trees, used for tool handles, etc
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British English: pear
/pɛə/ NOUN
A pear is a juicy fruit which is narrow at the top and wider at the bottom. It has white flesh and green or yellow skin.
- American English: pear /ˈpɛər/
- Arabic: كُمِّثرَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pêra
- Chinese: 梨子
- Croatian: kruška
- Czech: hruška
- Danish: pære
- Dutch: peer
- European Spanish: pera
- Finnish: päärynä
- French: poire
- German: Birne
- Greek: αχλάδι
- Italian: pera
- Japanese: 西洋ナシ
- Korean: 배
- Norwegian: pære
- Polish: gruszka
- European Portuguese: pêra
- Romanian: pară
- Russian: груша
- Latin American Spanish: pera
- Swedish: päron
- Thai: ลูกแพร์
- Turkish: armut
- Ukrainian: груша
- Vietnamese: quả lê
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