petto

English

Noun

petto

1. Only used in in petto

Dutch

Noun

petto

1. Only used in in petto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept, Spanish pecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛtto
• Hyphenation: pèt‧to

Noun

petto m (plural petti)

1. chest (anatomical)
2. breast (especially of chicken etc.)

Descendants

• Dutch: in petto
• English: in petto
• German: in petto

Japanese

Romanization

petto

1. Rōmaji transcription of ペット