potro
See also: potrò
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, of dubious deeper etymology, probably derived from Latin pullus. Doublet of poldro. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -otɾu
- Hyphenation: po‧tro
Noun edit
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- (zoology) colt (young male horse)
- (historical) horse-shaped torture instrument
Synonyms edit
nouns
Derived terms edit
nouns
- potreiro m
verbs
See also edit
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Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
potro m (plural potros)
- (torture) rack
- (sports) vault, vaulting horse
- (Argentina, colloquial) stud (attractive, muscular man)
Further reading edit
- “potro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014