potro
See also: potrò
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pulliter. Doublet of poldro.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.tɾu/
- Hyphenation: po‧tro
Noun
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- colt (young male horse)
Derived terms
- potreiro
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpotɾo/ [ˈpo.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -otɾo
- Syllabification: po‧tro
Noun
potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras)
- (mammals) (young) stallion
- (mammals) colt, foal
Derived terms
- despotricar
- empotrar
- potranca
- potrero
- potrillo
- salto de potro
Noun
potro m (plural potros)
- (torture) rack
- (sports) vault, vaulting horse
- (Argentina, colloquial) stud (attractive, muscular man)
Further reading
- “potro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014