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peto

[ pey-toh ]
/ ˈpeɪ toʊ /
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noun, plural peĀ·tos, (especially collectively) peĀ·to.
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Origin of peto

First recorded in 1955–60; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba); Spanish: ā€œbreastplate,ā€ from Italian petto ā€œbreast, breastplate,ā€ from Latin pectus ā€œbreastā€
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