pestillo

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Compare Catalan pestell.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pesˈtiʝo/ [pesˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pesˈtiʝo/ [pesˈt̪i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /pesˈtiʎo/ [pesˈt̪i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pesˈtiʃo/ [pesˈt̪i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pesˈtiʒo/ [pesˈt̪i.ʒo]

Noun

pestillo m (plural pestillos)

1. latch
2. bolt (of a lock)

See also

• cerrojo

Further reading

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