Meaning of peto | Babel Free
ˈpeto̝Definitions
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woodpecker masculine
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money box; poor box masculine
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pocket masculine
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nest egg, savings figuratively, masculine
- Equivalent to 'poor box': A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
Equivalents
Bosanski
богаташ
Cymraeg
cnocell ddu
Dansk
grønspætte
Ελληνικά
μαυροτσικλιτάρα
Hrvatski
богаташ
Íslenska
grænspæta
한국어
까막딱따구리
Српски
богаташ
Tiếng Việt
túi tiền
Examples
“Iten tordos et melrras cada hũu a coroado. Iten petos et pegas et agoanetas a quatro coroados cada ũu. Iten pasaros miudos et ouos a coroado.”
Item thrushes and blackbirds, each one one crown. Item, woodpeckers and magpies and snipes, four crowns each one. Item, small birds and eggs, a crown.
“1288, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Historia de la Santa A. M. Iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, V, nº 43, pages 113-115”
with money of the moneybox and other purses
“iten vnna yxola de peto, iten un escoupre, iten vn traado, iten vnna tarabela, iten dous bingueletes, iten duas serras de mao”
item, a pocket adze; item, a chisel; item, a drill; item, an auger; item, two gimlets; item, two handsaws
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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