péroné, n.m., (anat.) fibula (small bone of the leg).

péronnelle, n.f., hussy, saucy baggage, gossip; silly, talkative woman.

péroraison, n.f., peroration.

pérorer, v.n., to harangue; to hold forth; to speechify.

péroreur, n.m., haranguer, speechifier.

pérot, n.m., sapling (of the age of two cuttings).

pérou, n.m., Peru. Ce n’est pas le —; it is no great thing, no great haul.

péroxyde, n.m., (chem.) peroxide.

perpendiculaire, n.f. and adj., perpendicular. Abaisser une —; to let fall a perpendicular. Elever une —; to raise a perpendicular.

perpendiculairement (-lèr-mān), adv., perpendicularly.