pourriture
French
Etymology
From pourrir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.ʁi.tyʁ/
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Noun
pourriture f (plural pourritures)
- rot
- (socially etc.) rottenness, something rotten
- (colloquial, derogatory) rotter, swine; cow, bitch
Derived terms
- pourriture noble
Further reading
- “pourriture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Noun
pourriture f (oblique plural pourritures, nominative singular pourriture, nominative plural pourritures)
- rotting