# peito
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* (anatomy) chest

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpejto/ [ˈpej.t̪ʊ]
* Rhymes: -ejto
* Hyphenation: pei‧to

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Portuguese peito.

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* (anatomy) thorax
* chest, breast (front of the thorax)
* breast (of a woman)
* (figurative) boldness

##### Derived terms

* antepeito
* dar o peito
* despeito
* peitogueira
* peitolobo
* peitoral
* peitoril
* peituga

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum (“pact”).

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* (dated) tribute

##### Derived terms

* peita
* peitar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “peito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “peito”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peito”, 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), “peito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Further reading

* “peito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “peito” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pactum.

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* payment, tribute

##### Related terms

* paz

##### Descendants

* Galician: peito
* Portuguese: peito, peita

#### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "peito$_1$"

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pectus.

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* chest

##### Descendants

* Galician: peito
* Portuguese: peito (see there for further descendants)

#### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "peito$_2$"

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpej.to/ [ˈpeɪ̯.to]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɐj.tu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɐj.tu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈpej.tu/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈpej.tu/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈpe.tu/
* Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
* Rhymes: -ejtu, (Portugal) -ɐjtu
* Hyphenation: pei‧to

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* (anatomy) chest
* breast
* (Brazil, swimming) breaststroke
    Synonym: (Portugal) bruços

##### Derived terms

* peituga

##### Related terms

* apertar
* peitoral
* peitoril

##### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: pitu

### Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum.

#### Alternative forms

* peita

#### Noun

peito m (plural peitos)
* (historical) a tax paid by commoners

##### Derived terms

* peitar (“to pay tribute”)

### References

* “peito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Tongan
### Noun

peito
* kitchen