poitrine
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French peitrine, from Vulgar Latin *pectorina from the Classical Latin pectus, pectoris. Gradually replaced pis, now meaning udder. Compare Spanish pretina (“waistband”), which is cognate.
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Noun[edit]
poitrine f (plural poitrines)
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Further reading[edit]
- “poitrine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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