Petro

• Petwo

Petro (uncountable)

1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.
   • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 49:

     Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.

   • 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 31:

     The Petwo lwa are powerful sorcerers, but they are also known to be fierce and are generally approached with some caution.

   • 2016, Celucien L. Joseph, ‎Nixon S. Cleophat, Vodou in the Haitian Experience, p. 187:

     Recalling that the Petwo rite was born through the harshness of enslavement, in Haiti, it stands to reason that aspects of its religious rituals and practices would address issues of ethics and morality, in addition to other aspects of spiritualism that have been ingratiated into Haitian Vodou.

• -trope, Perot, Porte, opter, ptero-, repot, tepor, toper, trope

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Petro (accusative Petron)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Peter

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Petrō ?

1. dative singular of Petrus
2. ablative singular of Petrus

• Petro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Petro m

1. genitive of Petras