perer

Catalan

Alternative forms

• perera

Etymology

From pera +‎ -er, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *pirārius (cf. Medieval Latin pirarius), from Latin pirus. Compare French poirier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈɾeɾ]

Noun

perer m (plural perers)

1. pear tree

Middle English

Alternative forms

• peryr

Etymology

From Old French perier, from Vulgar Latin *pirarius; equivalent to pere (“pear”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːrər/, /ˈpɛrər/

Noun

perer (plural pererys)

1. (rare, Late Middle English) pear tree

References

• “pē̆rer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.