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.