peteiro

Galician

Etymology 1

19th century. Onomatopoeic: from *pett- + -eiro.

Alternative forms

• piteiro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

peteiro m (plural peteiros)

1. beak (of a bird)
2. (figurative) mouth
3. mound, heap; haystack
4. type of peak

Related terms

• petón
• Peteiro
• piteira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peteiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peteiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

peteiro

1. first-person singular present indicative of peteirar