Masculine

pestillo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) latch
  2. (masculine) bolt (of a lock)

Concepts

Frequency

30k
Hyphenated as
pes‧ti‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pesˈtiʝo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Compare Catalan pestell.

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