pecho

See also: pécho

Galician

pecho

Alternative forms

• peche

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”). Compare Spanish pestillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo̝/

Noun

pecho m (plural pechos)

1. bolt

   Synonym: ferrollo

2. latch

   Synonyms: caravilla, fecho, martabela

3. peg, wedge used to attach different elements together

Derived terms

• pechar
• pechadura

Adjective

pecho (feminine pecha, masculine plural pechos, feminine plural pechas)

1. closed

   Cos ollos pechos. ― With closed eyes.

   Synonym: pechado

2. closed in; packed; dense

   Noite pecha. ― Dead of night.

   Synonym: mesto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pecho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pecho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pecho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pecho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Old Spanish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun

pecho m

1. chest, breast

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pactum (“agreement”).

Noun

pecho m

1. tribute, payment

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pecho

1. indicative present first-person singular of pechar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Hyphenation: pe‧cho

Etymology 1

From Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept. See also peto, a doublet borrowed from Italian.

Noun

pecho m (plural pechos)

1. thorax

   Synonym: tórax

2. chest; the front of the thorax
3. breast (of a woman)

   Synonym: mama

4. (figuratively) breast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc.
5. (figuratively) valor, strength, fortitude

Derived terms

• a lo hecho, pecho
• angina de pecho
• antepecho
• dar el pecho
• hombre de pelo en pecho
• pechar
• pechear
• pechera
• pechero
• pechiblanco
• pechicolorado
• pechil
• pechirrojo
• pechisacado
• pechuga
• pechugón
• tomar a pecho

 

Related terms

• apretar
• pectoral
• petral / pretal
• pretil

Etymology 2

Verb

pecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pechar

Further reading

• “pecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014