pecho
Spanish, noun
pecho is spelled P-E-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,209th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pecho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “thorax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of pechar. With an accent, pechó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of pechar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte del cuerpo de los vertebrados que se extiende desde el cuello hasta el borde inferior de las costillas…”.
What does pecho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethorax
- 2
masculinechest; the front of the thorax
- 3
masculinebreast (of a woman)
- 4
masculinebreast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc.
- 5
masculinevalor, strength, fortitude
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of pechar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of pechar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte del cuerpo de los vertebrados que se extiende desde el cuello hasta el borde inferior de las costillas, donde deja lugar al vientre; en su interior residen varios de los órganos más importantes. 2. En particular, cara anterior de esta región. 3. Glándula mamaria de la mujer. 4. Figurativamente, carácter y condición interior del ser humano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pecho
- pechos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to pecho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pecho in Spanish?
pecho appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).