poitrail

French

Etymology

Originally poitral, with change of suffix after -ail, from Latin pectoralis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pwatʁaj/

Noun

poitrail m (plural poitrails)

  1. chest (of horse); breast (of bird etc.)
  2. (humorous) chest (of human)

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Last modified on 19 December 2011, at 13:15