poitrine, n.f., chest, breast, lungs; brisket. Maladie de —; consumption. Une fluxion de —; inflammation of the lungs. Il a bonne —; he has good lungs.
poivrade, n.f., pepper sauce.
poivre, n.m., pepper. — en grains; whole pepper. — de la Jamaïque; all-spice, Jamaica-pepper. — et sel; (of the beard) grizzly.
poivrer, v.a., to pepper, to put pepper in; (of a bill) to lay it on, to fleece.
poivrier, n.m., pepper-plant; pepper-box.
poivrière, n.f., spice-box; pepper-box; (fort.) sentry-box.
poix, n.f., pitch; shoemakers’ wax. Cela tient comme —; that sticks like pitch.
polacre or polaque, n.f., (nav.) polacca, polacre.
☉polacre or polaque, n.m., Polack (Polish).
polaire, adj., polar. Etoile —; polar star.