pretina
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Metathesis of Old Spanish petrina, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, derived from Latin pectus.[1] Compare pretal, pretil, apretar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pretina f (plural pretinas)
- waistband
- Synonym: cinturilla
- 2016 May, “Tahúres”, in El Nacional[1]:
- Tienen manos de piedra imán, atraen las monedas, las cuales dejan caer en el pescuezo, en la pretina o los puños con la justificación, mostrando las manos limpias.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pretina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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