peitoral

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pectorālis. Compare Spanish petral, pretal.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pej.toˈɾaw/ [peɪ̯.toˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐj.tuˈɾal/ [pɐj.tuˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐj.tuˈɾal/ [pɐj.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pej.tuˈɾal/ [pej.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pej.tuˈɾal/ [pej.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈɾa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: pei‧to‧ral

Adjective

peitoral m or f (plural peitorais, not comparable)

1. (anatomy) pectoral

Related terms

• peito
• peitoril

Further reading

• “peitoral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.