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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Compare Catalan pestell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pesˈtiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /pesˈtiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pesˈtiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pesˈtiʒo/
- Syllabification: pes‧ti‧llo
Noun
pestillo m (plural pestillos)
- latch
- bolt (of a lock)
- Synonym: cerrojo
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