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Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peltre (attested since the 15th century), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin.
Noun
peltre m (plural peltres)
- pewter
Etymology 2
From Latin *pellitor, from pello (“push”).
Noun
peltre m (plural peltres)
- large oar used as a rudder in smaller boats
References
- “peltre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “peltre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “peltre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “peltre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
peltre m (plural peltres)
- pewter (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)
Spanish
Etymology
From either Catalan or Occitan peltre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Portuguese peltre.
Noun
peltre m (plural peltres)
- pewter (tin alloy)
References
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