porem

Borrowed from Yiddish פּנים (ponem, “face”) from Hebrew פָּנִים (pāním, “face”).

First attested in Bargoens in 1875.

See also ponem.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.rəm/

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• Hyphenation: po‧rem

porem n (plural porems, diminutive porempje n)

1. (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, informal) face

   Synonyms: gezicht, smoel, bakkes, giechel

   Dat is toch geen porem.

   What an ugly sight.

• ponem

porem

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural personal infinitive of pôr

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.rɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɛm
• Syllabification: po‧rem

porem m

1. instrumental singular of por

porem

1. third-person plural personal infinitive of pôr

porem (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of porém.