peituga

Galician

Etymology

From peito or peitugazo. Compare Spanish pechuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pejˈtuɣɐ]

Noun

peituga m (plural peitugas)

1. poultry breast
2. human breast

Related terms

• peito
• peitugazo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peituga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peituga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega