See also: Pero, perro, péro, peró, però, and перо

Asturian

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Conjunction

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pero

  1. but
    Synonym: mas

Azerbaijani

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Pero.

Etymology

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From Russian перо́ (peró).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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pero (definite accusative peronu, plural perolar)

  1. quill, pen (made from a feather)
    peronu mürəkkəbə batırmaqto dip the pen into the ink

Declension

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    Declension of pero
singular plural
nominative pero
perolar
definite accusative peronu
peroları
dative peroya
perolara
locative peroda
perolarda
ablative perodan
perolardan
definite genitive peronun
peroların
    Possessive forms of pero
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) perom perolarım
sənin (your) peron peroların
onun (his/her/its) perosu peroları
bizim (our) peromuz perolarımız
sizin (your) peronuz perolarınız
onların (their) perosu or peroları peroları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) peromu perolarımı
sənin (your) peronu perolarını
onun (his/her/its) perosunu perolarını
bizim (our) peromuzu perolarımızı
sizin (your) peronuzu perolarınızı
onların (their) perosunu or perolarını perolarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) peroma perolarıma
sənin (your) perona perolarına
onun (his/her/its) perosuna perolarına
bizim (our) peromuza perolarımıza
sizin (your) peronuza perolarınıza
onların (their) perosuna or perolarına perolarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) peromda perolarımda
sənin (your) peronda perolarında
onun (his/her/its) perosunda perolarında
bizim (our) peromuzda perolarımızda
sizin (your) peronuzda perolarınızda
onların (their) perosunda or perolarında perolarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) peromdan perolarımdan
sənin (your) perondan perolarından
onun (his/her/its) perosundan perolarından
bizim (our) peromuzdan perolarımızdan
sizin (your) peronuzdan perolarınızdan
onların (their) perosundan or perolarından perolarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) peromun perolarımın
sənin (your) peronun perolarının
onun (his/her/its) perosunun perolarının
bizim (our) peromuzun perolarımızın
sizin (your) peronuzun perolarınızın
onların (their) perosunun or perolarının perolarının

Further reading

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  • pero” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

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péro (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜓ)

  1. but (used as a connector)
    Synonyms: alagad, ugaring

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish pero (but).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾo/, [ˈpe.ɾo]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but; however

Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛro]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

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pero n (diminutive pérko or pírko)

  1. feather
  2. pen (writing instrument)

Declension

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adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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  • pero”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • pero”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • pero”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but, rather

Fala

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Late Latin per hoc (for this reason, literally through this).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: pe‧ro

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but (on the contrary; but rather)
    Synonym: mais

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, peró, from Latin per hoc (by this).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but
    Synonym: mais

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Noun

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pero (plural peri)

  1. peer (title)

Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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Pero.

Borrowed from Russian перо (pero).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pero

  1. quill
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 78:
      Assiapaperit kirjutettaa perol, a ei krandoșșiil.
      Documents are writ with a quill, and not a pencil.
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:
      Yhteiset meil ollaa riissat - perot, krantossit ja kirjat, veel i tetretit i kartat, stoolit, lavvat, sumat, partat, klaassan seinät, klaassan maa.
      We have shared objects - quills, pencils and books, also notebooks and maps, chairs, benches, bags, desks, walls of the classroom and the floor of the classroom.
Declension
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Declension of pero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative pero perot
genitive peron perroin, peroloin
partitive perroa peroja, peroloja
illative perroo perroi, peroloihe
inessive peros perois, perolois
elative perost peroist, peroloist
allative perolle peroille, peroloille
adessive perol peroil, peroloil
ablative perolt peroilt, peroloilt
translative peroks peroiks, peroloiks
essive peronna, perroon peroinna, peroloinna, perroin, peroloin
exessive1) peront peroint, peroloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

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From perä (buttock) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pero (comparative peromp)

  1. (of horses) stubborn
Declension
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Declension of pero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative pero perot
genitive peron perroin, peroloin
partitive perroa peroja, peroloja
illative perroo perroi, peroloihe
inessive peros perois, perolois
elative perost peroist, peroloist
allative perolle peroille, peroloille
adessive perol peroil, peroloil
ablative perolt peroilt, peroloilt
translative peroks peroiks, peroloiks
essive peronna, perroon peroinna, peroloinna, perroin, peroloin
exessive1) peront peroint, peroloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “перо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 685
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin pirus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ro

Noun

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pero m (plural peri)

  1. pear tree
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Ladino

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Etymology

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Cognate to Spanish perro.

Noun

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pero m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פירו, plural peros)

  1. dog

Latin

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Etymology

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Unknown, perhaps related to pēra (bag, satchel; wallet).

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Noun

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pērō m (genitive pērōnis); third declension

  1. A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by soldiers or wagoners; a clodhopper

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pērō pērōnēs
Genitive pērōnis pērōnum
Dative pērōnī pērōnibus
Accusative pērōnem pērōnēs
Ablative pērōne pērōnibus
Vocative pērō pērōnēs

Descendants

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  • Italian: perone

See also

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References

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  • pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pero in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • pero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pero”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[3]
  • pero”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • pero”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • pero”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Marshallese

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Etymology

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From English pharaoh.

Noun

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pero

  1. pharaoh

Papiamentu

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Conjunction

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pero

  1. but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
    Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.
    I like this house, but it's too expensive.

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (for this reason, literally through this).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛɾu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

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pero (obsolete)

  1. but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
    Synonyms: mas, porém, contudo
    • 1540, João de Barros, Grammatica da Lingua Portuguesa, page 13:
      Nome próprio, ę aquelle que se nam póde atribuir a mais que a hũa só cousa:como este nome, Lisboa, por ser próprio desta çidade, e nam conuem a Roma: nẽ ô de Cęsar, a Cipiam, peró se dissęrmos çidade, que ę gęral nome a todas, em tam será comũ.
      Proper name, is that whitch cannot be attributed to more than one thing:like this name, Lisbon, for it is proper of this city, and doesn't suit Rome: neither Caesar's, to Scipio, but if we say city, which is general name to all of them, then it shall be common.
  2. even if (indicates that the preceding clause is true regardless of the following clause)
    Synonyms: ainda que, mesmo que

Etymology 2

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From Latin pirum. [1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɾu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

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pero m (plural peros)

  1. a variety of apple, the fruit of the pereiro
    Synonym: maçã
  2. a small variety of pear
  3. (informal) a punch
    Synonyms: murro, soco

References

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  1. ^ pero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but

Usage notes

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  • Generally used in favor of complex native grammar used to achieve the same ends.

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pěro/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro

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pèro n (Cyrillic spelling пѐро)

  1. feather, plume
  2. pen, quill (for writing)
    čov(j)ek od peraa man of letters
  3. (figuratively) author, writer
  4. plectrum
    Synonyms: plèktrōn, tȑzalica
  5. flange of a mace head

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • pero”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pero n (genitive singular pera, nominative plural perá, genitive plural pier, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. feather
  2. pen (writing instrument)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • pero”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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perọ̑ n

  1. feather

Inflection

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Declension of pero (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing. pero
gen. sing. peresa
singular dual plural
nominative pero peresi peresa
accusative pero peresi peresa
genitive peresa peres peres
dative peresu peresoma peresom
locative peresu peresih peresih
instrumental peresom peresoma peresi

Further reading

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  • pero”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (for this reason, literally through this). Compare Italian però, Old Franco-Provençal enperoi.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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pero

  1. but
    Synonym: mas
    Mi casa es pequeña, pero cómoda.
    My house is small, but comfortable.
  2. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Chavacano: pero (inherited)
  • Rapa Nui: pero
  • Tagalog: pero
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

See also

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Noun

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pero m (plural peros)

  1. but (restriction)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pero.

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pero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. but
    Synonyms: kaso, ngunit, subalit, bagamat, datapwat

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpeɾo], [ˈpoɾo]

Conjunction

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pero

  1. but

References

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  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 76, 176

Yao (South America)

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Etymology

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From Spanish perro (dog).

Noun

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pero

  1. dog

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643