noun, feminine/pwaʁ/plural: poires
pear; mug, sucker, soft touch; mush, face; a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper; pear brandy
“en pleine poire” — straight in the face
Inherited from Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular.