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pecho

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See also: Pecho and pécho

French

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Verb

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pecho

  1. Alternative spelling of pécho

Galician

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pecho

Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (bolt). Compare Spanish pestillo.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃʊ]
  • Rhymes: -etʃo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧cho

Noun

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pecho m (plural pechos)

  1. bolt
    Synonym: ferrollo
  2. latch
    Synonyms: caravilla, fecho, martabela
  3. peg, wedge used to attach different elements together
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Adjective

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pecho (feminine pecha, masculine plural pechos, feminine plural pechas)

  1. closed
    Synonym: pechado
    Cos ollos pechos.With closed eyes.
  2. closed in; packed; dense
    Synonym: mesto
    Noite pecha.Dead of night.

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pestillo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pecho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pechar

Old Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun

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pecho m

  1. chest, breast

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin pactum (agreement).

Noun

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pecho m

  1. tribute, payment

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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pecho

  1. indicative present first-person singular of pechar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -etʃo
  • Syllabification: pe‧cho

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (breast). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept. See also peto, a doublet borrowed from Italian.

Noun

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pecho m (plural pechos)

  1. thorax
    Synonym: tórax
  2. chest; the front of the thorax
  3. breast (of a woman)
    Synonym: mama
  4. (figuratively) breast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc.
  5. (figuratively) valor, strength, fortitude
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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pecho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pechar

Further reading

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