See also: petro and petro-

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

Petro (uncountable)

  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.
    • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 49:
      Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.

Etymology 2 edit

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Proper noun edit

Petro (plural Petros)

  1. A surname.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpetro]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -etro
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧tro

Proper noun edit

Petro (accusative Petron)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Derived terms edit

Latin edit

Proper noun edit

Petrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of Petrus

References edit

  • Petro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Petro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lithuanian edit

Proper noun edit

Pẽtro m

  1. genitive singular of Pẽtras (Peter)

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpetɾo/ [ˈpe.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -etɾo
  • Syllabification: Pe‧tro

Proper noun edit

Petro m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Petro

  1. (biblical) Peter (either of the two books in the New Testament)

See also edit