peito

Portuguese

/ˈpɐj.tu/, /ˈpej.tu/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) chest
  • breast
  • (swimming) breaststroke

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese peito inherited from Latin pectus (chest, breast) inherited from Proto-Italic *pektos derived from Proto-Indo-European *peg (breast).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peg

Gloss

breast

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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