pear
pronunciation
How to pronounce pear in British English:
UK [peə(r)]
How to pronounce pear in American English:
US [per]
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- Noun:
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
Word Origin
- pear (n.)
- Old English pere, peru "pear," common West Germanic (Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pere, Old High German pira, bira, Dutch peer), from Vulgar Latin *pera, variant of Latin pira, plural (taken for fem. singular) of pirum "pear," a loan word from an unknown source. It likely shares an origin with Greek apion "pear," apios "pear tree."
Example
- 1. Just one pear packs 15 % of your daily recommended amount of fiber .
- 2. The distribution of popularity is not a pyramid , but tapers at the bottom like a pear .
- 3. There are 5.2 grams of fiber in a single , roughly 100-calorie pear .
- 4. For dinner that night , wen ate a simple meal of three steamed eggs , with a pear for dessert .
- 5. I , too , choose sea bass , with a pear and beetroot salad as a starter .