how to pronounce poireau

/pwa.ʁo/

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poireau is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of poireau in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… mais le poireau et doit rester et là par …”

meanings of poireau

noun:

Leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum).
Cock, dick.

poireau frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word poireau occurs in french on average 4.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.