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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɛ.tɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɛ.tɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɛ.tɾjo/
Adjective
pétreo (feminine pétrea, masculine plural pétreos, feminine plural pétreas)
- petrous (resembling stone)
- (relational) stone
- (figurative) ice-cold (without emotion)
- Synonym: gélido
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpetɾeo/
- Rhymes: -etɾeo
- Syllabification: pé‧tre‧o
Adjective
pétreo (feminine pétrea, masculine plural pétreos, feminine plural pétreas)
- petrous
- stony
- rocky
- (relational) stone
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