pechuga

Spanish

Etymology

From pecho (“chest”) and a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈt͡ʃuɡa/ [peˈt͡ʃu.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -uɡa
Syllabification: pe‧chu‧ga

Noun

pechuga f (plural pechugas)

(ornithology) bird breast
poultry breast
(by extension) human chest or breast

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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