petouto

Galician

Etymology

Blend of petouco (“peak,heap”) +‎ outo (“high”), possibly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peˈtowtʊ]

Noun

petouto m (plural petoutos)

1. peak; hillock

   Acolá enriba, naquel petouto, había un frade mexando por outro (folk song, 19th century)

   Up there, upon that peak, there was a friar pissing on other

2. heap; bump on the head

Related terms

• petote
• petouco

References

• “petouto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “petouto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “petouto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.