peltre

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛltɾe/ [ˈpɛl̪.t̪ɾɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛltɾe

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peltre (attested since the 15th century), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

  1. pewter

Etymology 2

From Latin *pellitor, from pello (push).

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

  1. large oar used as a rudder in smaller boats

References

  • peltre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • peltre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • peltre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • peltre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾi/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾe/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾe]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɛl.tɾɨ/ [ˈpɛɫ.tɾɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pel‧tre

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

  1. pewter (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)

Spanish

Etymology

From either Catalan or Occitan peltre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Portuguese peltre.

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

  1. pewter (tin alloy)

References

Further reading

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