pecho

pecho

1. Alternative spelling of pécho

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

• peche

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

pecho m (plural pechos)

1. bolt

   Synonym: ferrollo

2. latch

   Synonyms: caravilla, fecho, martabela

3. peg, wedge used to attach different elements together

• pechar
• pechadura

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.

• “pecho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “pecho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pecho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pecho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pechar

Inherited from Latin pectus.

pecho m

1. chest, breast

Inherited from Latin pactum (“agreement”).

pecho m

1. tribute, payment

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pecho

1. indicative present first-person singular of pechar

• IPA^(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: pe‧cho

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.

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

• apretar
• pectoral
• petral / pretal
• pretil

pecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pechar

• “pecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014