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noun, masculine

peto

/ˈpeto/

noun, masculine/ˈpeto/plural: petos

overalls, dungarees (loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest); breastplate; shirtfront; chest protector, chestguard, chestpad; bib, pinny (a colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities)

Synonyms: pechera, peto protector, pectoral, plastrón, mazamorra

Borrowed from Italian petto (“chest, breast”), from Latin pectus (whence also Spanish pecho).