peto

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) overalls (US, Canada, Australia), dungarees (UK) (loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work)
2. (masculine) breastplate
3. (masculine) shirtfront
4. (masculine) chest protector, chestguard, chestpad
5. (masculine) bib, pinny (a colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities)
6. (masculine) plastron
7. (historical, masculine) plastron
8. (Colombia, masculine) a soup or beverage made from boiled corn

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of petar

petar

1. (colloquial) to explode, blow up, let off, set off
2. (colloquial, transitive) to please, gratify, content
3. to fill up; cram; be packed
4. (reflexive) crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable)

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Concepts

aegis

breast

breastplate

egis

plastron

shirtfront

peacock wrasse

East Atlantic peacock wrasse

Synonyms

pechera

tordo

patrocinio

égida

plastrón

coraza de pecho

maiz cocido en flor

Translations

corsaletto

salopette

Brustpanzer

Brustplatte

θώρακας

πέτο

cuirasse

peto

crénilabre paon

corazza

tordo pavone

thorax

pectorale

borstschild

Hyphenated as

pe‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeto/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: petto

In summary

Borrowed from Italian petto (“chest, breast”), from Latin pectus (whence also Spanish pecho).