pretina
Spanish
Etymology
Metathesis of Old Spanish petrina, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, derived from Latin pectus.[1] Compare pretal, pretil, apretar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈtina/ [pɾeˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: pre‧ti‧na
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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