pektoro

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectus, English pectoral, French pectoral, Italian pettorale, Spanish pectoral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pekˈtoro/

Noun

pektoro (plural pektori)

1. (anatomy) chest, breast
   • 2014, Brian E. Drake, Nokto-gardeno ed altra rakonti, page 23:

     ... lua purpura pektoro bufanta da ridet-achi.

     ... his/hers purple breast swollen up by grins.

   • 1908, Delegitaro Por Adopta Di Linguo Helpanto Internaciona, Lektolibro, page 83:

     e jus la bol(i)anta supo fluis sur sa (su) pektoro e vesti,

     and just now the boiling soup flowed on his/hers chest and clothes.

Derived terms

• pektorala (“pectoral”)
• pektoralo (“pectoral”)

See also

• torako (“thorax”)