Masculine

potro

  1. (masculine) (young) stallion
  2. (masculine) colt, foal
  3. (Paraguay, Rioplatense, colloquial, masculine) An attractive person.

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
po‧tro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpotɾo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”).

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