pretal

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Metathesis of petral. Compare similar occurrence in pretil, apretar, pretina. Doublet of pectoral.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtal/ [pɾeˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: pre‧tal

Noun[edit]

pretal m (plural pretales)

(horse tack) breastplate

Further reading[edit]

“pretal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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