peteiro

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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peteiro m (plural peteiros)

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

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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peteiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of peteirar