pretina
Spanish
Etymology
Metathesis of Old Spanish petrina (compare similar occurrence in pretal, pretil, apretar), from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna(m)[1], from Latin pectus, pectoris; cognate with French poitrine (“chest”).
Noun
pretina f (plural pretinas)
Further reading
- “pretina” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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