pretil

parapet (low wall)

Hyphenated as

pre‧til

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾeˈtil/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: -

Inherited from Latin: pectus

Cognate with Portuguese: peitoril

In summary

Metathesis of older petril, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pectōrīlis, *pectōrīle, from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese peitoril.

Concepts

handrail

railing

guardrail

parapet

Synonyms

baranda

barandilla

empedrar

pasamano

aparato de ensayo de encontronazo

poniendo barandilla

guardalado

Translations

Geländer

Brüstung

spalletta

koupastí

balustrade

garde-corps

rampe

garde-fou

parapetto

ringhiera

transenna

balustrada

poręcz

barana

corrimão