poitrine

Significado (Inglés)

poitriner

  1. to sing with a chest voice
  2. (figuratively, literally, regional) to keep one's cards close to one's chest

Frecuencia

B2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/pwa.tʁin/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Old French poitrine, peitrine, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, derived from Latin pectus. Gradually replaced pis, now meaning udder. Cognate with Spanish pretina (“waistband”).

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