peltre

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛltɾe/ [ˈpɛl̪.t̪ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛltɾe

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peltre (attested since the 15th century), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin.

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter

From Latin *pellitor, from pello (“push”).

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. large oar used as a rudder in smaller boats

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “peltre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peltre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peltre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peltre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• Hyphenation: pel‧tre

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)

From either Catalan or Occitan peltre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Portuguese peltre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeltɾe/ [ˈpel̪.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -eltɾe
• Syllabification: pel‧tre

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (tin alloy)

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “peltre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 467

• “peltre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024