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pretina.

waistband

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾeˈtina/[pɾeˈt̪i.na]

  1. waistband

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pectus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Vulgar Latin *pectorīnus Vulgar Latin *pectorīna Old Spanish petrina Spanish pretina Inherited from Old Spanish petrina, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, substantivized from the feminine of an adjective *pectorīnus, from Latin pectus (“chest”) + -īnus (adjectival suffix). Compare pretal, pretil, apretar.

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