pecho
Meaning
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- (masculine) thorax
- (masculine) chest; the front of the thorax
- (masculine) breast (of a woman)
- (figuratively,masculine) breast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc.
- (figuratively,masculine) valor, strength, fortitude
Concepts
female breast
woman’s breast
pectoral region
cardinal virtues
Synonyms
torax
cinturón del pecho
cinturón del busto
seno femenino
pecho de la mujer
pecho femenino
ubre de los animales
caja del pecho
parus
pechamen
enfaldo
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pe‧cho
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpet͡ʃo/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept. See also peto, a doublet borrowed from Italian.
New
pechar
- to pay a tax or other tribute
- to trick (someone) out of money
- to pay a fine
- to put up with; to deal with
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