Petro

Petro

See also: petro and petro-

English

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• Petwo

Noun

Petro (uncountable)

1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.
   • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 49:

     Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Petro (plural Petros)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• -trope, Perot, Porte, opter, ptero-, repot, tepor, toper, trope

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpetro]
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• Rhymes: -etro
• Hyphenation: Pe‧tro

Proper noun

Petro (accusative Petron)

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Derived terms

• Peĉjo

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Latin

Proper noun

Petrō

1. dative/ablative singular of Petrus

References

• “Petro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Lithuanian

Proper noun

Petro m

1. genitive of Petras

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Petro

1. (biblical) Peter (either of the two books in the New Testament)

See also

• (books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya) Mathayo (“Matthew”), Marko (“Mark”), Luka (“Luke”), Yohane (“John”), Matendo (“Acts”), Waroma (“Romans”), Wakorintho 1 (“1 Corinthians”), Wakorintho 2 (“2 Corinthians”), Wagalatia (“Galatians”), Waefeso (“Ephesians”), Wafilipi (“Philippians”), Wakolosai (“Colossians”), Wathesalonike 1 (“1 Thessalonians”), Wathesalonike 2 (“2 Thessalonians”), Timotheo 1 (“1 Timothy”), Timotheo 2 (“2 Timothy”), Tito (“Titus”), Filemoni (“Philemon”), Waebrania (“Hebrews”), Yakobo (“James”), Petro 1 (“1 Peter”), Petro 2 (“2 Peter”), Yohane 1 (“1 John”), Yohane 2 (“2 John”), Yohane 3 (“3 John”), Yuda (“Jude”), Ufunuo (“Revelations”) ^{(Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]}