peltre

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛltɾe/ [ˈpɛl̪.t̪ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛltɾe

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peltre (attested since the 15th century), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter

Etymology 2

From Latin *pellitor, from pello (“push”).

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. large oar used as a rudder in smaller boats

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “peltre”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peltre”, 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), “peltre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peltre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾi/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾi/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾe/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl.tɾɨ/ [ˈpɛɫ.tɾɨ]

• Hyphenation: pel‧tre

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)

Further reading

• “peltre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “peltre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From either Catalan or Occitan peltre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Portuguese peltre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeltɾe/ [ˈpel̪.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -eltɾe
• Syllabification: pel‧tre

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (tin alloy)

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “peltre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 467

Further reading

• “peltre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025