petiso

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtiso/ [peˈt̪i.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: pe‧ti‧so

Adjective

petiso (feminine petisa, masculine plural petisos, feminine plural petisas)

1. small, little

   Synonym: pequeno

Further reading

• “petiso” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Spanish

Alternative forms

• petizo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese petiço.

Adjective

petiso (feminine petisa, masculine plural petisos, feminine plural petisas)

1. (Colombia, Andes, Cono Sur, of a person) short
2. (Bolivia, Rioplatense) low

Noun

petiso m (plural petisos, feminine petisa, feminine plural petisas)

1. (Colombia, Andes, Cono Sur) shorty (short person)
2. (Andes) young child

Noun

petiso m or f by sense (plural petisos)

1. (Bolivia, Cono Sur) short horse

Further reading

• “petiso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10