Galician edit

Etymology 1 edit

19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.[1]

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

  1. beak (of a bird)
  2. (figurative) mouth
  3. mound, heap; haystack
  4. type of peak
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

peteiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of peteirar