pinard

[ pee-nar; English pee-nahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French Informal.

, plural pi·nards [pee-, nar, pee-, nahrz].

I have returned with the living, singing, greedy of life,—a bed of hay paradise and a can of Pinard the ecstasy of forgetfulness.

Just then Pinard glided in at the door and came up to Queen Catherine, slipping in like an eel, close to the wall.

"Pinard has disturbed your mind, Robertet," said the Cardinal sternly.

And to think they had slept several months over this precious pinard without knowing it!

No one knows where the poilu slang word "Pinard" came from, but everyone knows what it means.

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