How to pronounce portiere
American English pronunciation
por-TYAIR
- IPA
- /pɔɹˈtjɛɹ/
- Syllables
- por · TYAIR (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- por-TEER
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What portiere means
A heavy curtain hung across a doorway
In a sentence: Mom pulled the velvet portiere aside and stepped into the dining room.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word for a door curtain, from porte, meaning door.
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