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See also: potrò
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, of dubious deeper etymology, probably derived from Latin pullus. Doublet of poldro. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -otɾu
- Hyphenation: po‧tro
Noun[edit]
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- (zoology) colt (young male horse)
- (historical) horse-shaped torture instrument
Synonyms[edit]
nouns
Derived terms[edit]
nouns
- potreiro m
verbs
See also[edit]
nouns
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
potro m (plural potros)
- (torture) rack
- (sports) vault, vaulting horse
- (Argentina, colloquial) stud (attractive, muscular man)
Further reading[edit]
- “potro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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