# pecho
## French
### Verb

pecho
* Alternative spelling of pécho

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”). Compare Spanish pestillo.

#### Alternative forms

* peche

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃʊ]
* Rhymes: -etʃo
* Hyphenation: pe‧cho

#### Noun

pecho m (plural pechos)
* bolt
    Synonym: ferrollo
* latch
    Synonyms: caravilla, fecho, martabela
* peg, wedge used to attach different elements together

##### Derived terms

* pechar
* pechadura

#### Adjective

pecho (feminine pecha, masculine plural pechos, feminine plural pechas)
* closed
    Synonym: pechado
    Cos ollos pechos. ― With closed eyes.
* closed in; packed; dense
    Synonym: mesto
    Noite pecha. ― Dead of night.

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pecho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pecho”, 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), “pecho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pecho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pestillo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

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#### Verb

pecho
* first-person singular present indicative of pechar

## Old Spanish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pectus.

#### Noun

pecho m
* chest, breast

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pactum (“agreement”).

#### Noun

pecho m
* tribute, payment

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pecho
* indicative present first-person singular of pechar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpet͡ʃo/ [ˈpe.t͡ʃo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -etʃo
* Syllabification: pe‧cho

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept. See also peto, a doublet borrowed from Italian.

#### Noun

pecho m (plural pechos)
* thorax
    Synonym: tórax
* chest; the front of the thorax
* breast (of a woman)
    Synonym: mama
* (figuratively) breast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc.
* (figuratively) valor, strength, fortitude

##### Derived terms

* a lo hecho, pecho
* angina de pecho
* antepecho
* dar el pecho
* hombre de pelo en pecho
* niño de pecho
* pechar
* pechear
* pechera
* pechero
* pechiblanco
* pechicolorado
* pechil
* pechirrojo
* pechisacado
* pecho frío
* pechuga
* pechugón
* tomar a pecho

##### Related terms

* apretar
* pectoral
* petral / pretal
* pretil

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

pecho
* first-person singular present indicative of pechar

### Further reading

* “pecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10