peteiro

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Galician

Etymology 1

19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.

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Pronunciation

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

  1. beak (of a bird)
  2. (figurative) mouth
  3. mound, heap; haystack
  4. type of peak
Related terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

Verb

peteiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of peteirar