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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, of dubious deeper etymology, probably derived from Latin pullus. Doublet of poldro.
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -otɾu
- Hyphenation: po‧tro
Noun
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- (zoology) colt (young male horse), foal
- (historical) horse-shaped torture instrument
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpotɾo/
- Rhymes: -otɾo
- Syllabification: po‧tro
Noun
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- (mammals) (young) stallion
- (mammals) colt, foal
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Noun
potro m (plural potros)
- (torture) rack
- (sports) vault, vaulting horse
- (Argentina, colloquial) stud (attractive, muscular man)
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