LuxVocabulary

Porrett

Lëtzebuergesch
English
leek
Français
poireau [pied]; gourde [femme]
Deutsch
Porreestange; alte Schachtel
Type
SUBST F
Plural
Porretten
Synonym
Kréischel; Quetsch

Pronunciation (IPA)

[pˈɔʀæt]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch
Lauchstange; Porreestange
Français
poireau (pied)
English
leek
Português
alho-francês; alho-porro
Nederlands
prei (groente)

Meaning 2

colloquial pejorative

Deutsch
Schnepfe; dummes Huhn
Français
bécasse; cruche; greluche
English
twit; (silly) goose
Português
parvalhona
Nederlands
oud wijf (oude taart)

Synonyms

Kréischel · Quetsch

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • Porrett
  • Porretten

Example sentences

  1. eng gebeemte Porrett kann een net méi iessen

    Meaning 1: leek

  2. ech hunn d'Porretten net gär

    Meaning 1: leek

  3. mat esou enger dommer Porrett ewéi dir ginn ech mech net of!

    colloquialpejorative

    Meaning 2: twit; (silly) goose

  4. wat geet déi al Porrett un, esou Dommheeten iwwer mech ze verzapen!

    colloquialpejorative

    Meaning 2: twit; (silly) goose

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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