Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Latin pectus (chest, breast), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (breast).

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest

Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpejto/ [ˈpej.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ejto
  • Hyphenation: pei‧to

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (chest, breast), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (breast). Compare Portuguese peito.

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) thorax
  2. chest, breast (front of the thorax)
  3. breast (of a woman)
  4. (figurative) boldness
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum (pact).

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (dated) tribute
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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin pactum.

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. payment, tribute
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Descendants
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  • Galician: peito
  • Portuguese: peito, peita

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. chest
Descendants
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  • Galician: peito
  • Portuguese: peito (see there for further descendants)

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.to/ [ˈpeɪ̯.to]
 

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (chest, breast), from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (breast).

Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest
  2. breast
  3. (Brazil, swimming) breaststroke
    Synonym: (Portugal) bruços
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Descendants
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  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: pitu

Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum.

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Noun

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peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (historical) a tax payed by commoners
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Tongan

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Noun

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peito

  1. kitchen
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