peteiro

Galician

Etymology 1

19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms

piteiro

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

beak (of a bird)
(figurative) mouth
mound, heap; haystack
type of peak

Related terms

petón
Peteiro
piteira

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Verb

peteiro

first-person singular present indicative of peteirar

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