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peto

[ pey-toh ]
/ ˈpeɪ toʊ /

noun, plural pe·tos, (especially collectively) pe·to.

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Origin of peto

1955–60; <American Spanish; Spanish: breastplate <Italian petto breast, breastplate <Latin pectus breast

Words nearby peto

Petit's lumbar triangle, petits pois, petit treason, pet name, petnapping, peto, Petöfi, pet parent, pet peeve, petr-, Petra
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