pestell

Meaning

1. (masculine) bolt, latch (of a lock)
2. (masculine) thumbpiece (of a gun)

Concepts

catch

click

detent

dog

🐕

latch

pawl

Synonyms

balda

baldó

fiador

llisquet

Translations

verrou

pestillo

Riegel

ماسِكة

Signalspeicher

Sperre

μάνταλο

σύρτης

Elevator

μάνδαλο

chien

🐕

clic

cliquer

cliquet

Klinke

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pəsˈteʎ]

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: pestillo

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Cognate with Spanish pestillo.