peito

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. (anatomy) chest

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpejto/ [ˈpej.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejto
• Hyphenation: pei‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Portuguese peito.

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. (anatomy) thorax
2. chest, breast (front of the thorax)
3. breast (of a woman)
4. (figurative) boldness

Derived terms

• antepeito
• dar o peito
• despeito
• peitogueira
• peitolobo
• peitoral
• peitoril
• peituga

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum (“pact”).

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. (dated) tribute

Derived terms

• peita
• peitar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “peito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “peito”, 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), “peito”, 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), “peito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “peito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “peito”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pactum.

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. payment, tribute

Related terms

• paz

Descendants

• Galician: peito
• Portuguese: peito, peita

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "peito₁"

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. chest

Descendants

• Galician: peito
• Portuguese: peito (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "peito₂"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpej.to/ [ˈpeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tu/

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• Rhymes: -ejtu, (Portugal) -ɐjtu
• Hyphenation: pei‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. (anatomy) chest
2. breast
3. (Brazil, swimming) breaststroke

   Synonym: (Portugal) bruços

Derived terms

• do peito
• no peito
• no peito e na raça
• peitaça
• peitaço
• peitada
• peitar (“to brave”)
• peituga
• tomar a peito

Related terms

• apertar
• expetoração / expectoração
• expetorante / expectorante
• expetorar / expectorar
• peitoral
• peitoril

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: pitu

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum.

Alternative forms

• peita

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

1. (historical) a tax paid by commoners

Derived terms

• peitar (“to pay tribute”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peito

1. first-person singular present indicative of peitar

References

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

Tongan

Noun

peito

1. kitchen