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9,747 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

putto
noun, masculine
putto
puy
noun, masculine
mountain, hill
puzzle
noun, masculine
jigsaw puzzle
puçage
noun, masculine
chipping (insertion of a chip under the skin)
puériculteur
noun, masculine
paediatric nurse, nursery nurse
puéricultrice
noun, feminine
nursery nurse, childcare worker
puériculture
noun, feminine
puericulture
puéril
adjective
childlike; puerile, childish, immature
youthfully; childishly
puérilisme
noun, masculine
puerilism
puérilité
noun, feminine
childishness
puîné
noun, masculine
cadet (someone born after a sibling)
puîné
adjective
cadet (born after a sibling); puisne
pycnogonide
noun, masculine
pycnogoid
pycnomètre
noun, masculine
pycnometer
pycnonuclear
pycnose
noun, feminine
pycnosis
pygargue
noun, masculine
sea eagle
bald eagle (species of eagle native to North America, Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
pygidium
noun, masculine
pygidium
pygmée
noun, masculine/feminine
pygmy
pyine
noun, feminine
pyin
pyique
adjective
pyic
pyjama
noun, masculine
pyjamas
pylore
noun, masculine
pylorus
pylorique
adjective
pyloric
pylône
noun, masculine
pylon (a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple); pylon
pyocyanique
adjective
pyocyanic
pyodermite
noun, feminine
pyodermitis
pyogranulome
noun, masculine
pyogranuloma
pyogène
adjective
pyogenic
pyorrhée
noun, feminine
pyorrhea
pyrale
noun, feminine
pyralid moth, snout moth, grass moth, of several families
pyrale du buis
noun, feminine
box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
pyrale du maïs
noun, feminine
European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis)
pyramidal
adjective
pyramidal
pyramidally
pyramide
noun, feminine
pyramid
pyramide alimentaire
noun, feminine
food pyramid (pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily)
pyramide de Maslow
noun, feminine
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
pyramide de Ponzi
noun, feminine
pyramid scheme, Ponzi scheme
pyramide des besoins
noun, feminine
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
pyramide des âges
noun, feminine
population pyramid (graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex)
to pyramid
pyramidion
noun, masculine
pyramidion
pyramidon
noun, masculine
pyramidon
pyramidé
adjective
pyramided
pyrane
noun, masculine
pyran
pyranique
adjective
pyranic
pyranomètre
noun, masculine
pyranometer
pyrargyrite
noun, feminine
pyrargyrite
pyrexie
noun, feminine
pyrexia
pyrgoïdal
adjective
In mathematics, qualifies a number that is composed of a columnar number and a pyramidal one, such that the side of the first is larger than that of the second by one
pyrhéliomètre
noun, masculine
pyrheliometer
pyrheliometric
pyridine
noun, feminine
pyridine
pyridoxine
noun, feminine
pyridoxine (a derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch)
pyriforme
adjective
dated spelling of piriforme (“pyriform”)
pyrimidine
noun, feminine
pyrimidine