petral

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pretal

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish peitoral, from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of the borrowed pectoral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtɾal/ [peˈt̪ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧tral

Noun

petral m (plural petrales)

1. (equestrianism) breastplate

Related terms

• apretar
• pecho
• pretil
• pretina

 

Further reading

• “petral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014