petto

English

Noun

petto

  1. Only used in in petto

Dutch

Noun

petto

  1. only used in in petto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept, Spanish pecho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛt.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: pèt‧to

Noun

petto m (plural petti, diminutive pettino, augmentative pettóne, pejorative pettàccio, derogatory pettùccio)

  1. chest (anatomical)
  2. breast (especially of chicken etc.)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: in petto
  • English: in petto
  • German: in petto

References

  1. ^ petto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

Romanization

petto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ペット
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