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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPear
/pɛər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sweet, yellowish- or brownish-green edible fruit that is narrow at the stalk and wider toward the base.
"She sliced a ripe pear to add to the morning fruit salad." - 2
The deciduous tree that bears this fruit.
"They planted a row of pear trees along the southern fence of the garden."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'pere', which was borrowed from West Germanic *pera, ultimately from the Vulgar Latin *pira (plural of Latin pirum). This Indo-European root predates recorded history and has cognates across many European languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pear" is said worldwide
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poire
Transliteration: pwar
"Elle a mangé une poire juteuse pour le dessert."
Birne
Transliteration: bir-nuh
"Die Birne schmeckt süß und saftig."
pera
Transliteration: pe-ra
"Ho comprato una pera fresca al mercato."
pera
Transliteration: pe-ra
"El pastel de pera es mi postre favorito."
pera
Transliteration: pe-ra
"Comi uma pera deliciosa no café da manhã."
नाशपाती
Transliteration: naashpaatee
"मुझे ताज़ा नाशपाती खाना पसंद है।"
梨
Transliteration: lí
"这只梨非常甜。"
배
Transliteration: bae
"냉장고에서 시원한 배를 꺼내 먹었어요."
西洋梨
Transliteration: seiyōnashi
"秋になると美味しい西洋梨が市場に出回ります。"
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