peto
Spanish, noun
peto is spelled P-E-T-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “overalls, dungarees (loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of petar. With an accent, petó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of petar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pantalón con tirantes que cubre también el pecho”.
What does peto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoveralls, dungarees (loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest)
- 2
masculinebreastplate
- 3
masculineshirtfront
- 4
masculinechest protector, chestguard, chestpad
- 5
masculinebib, pinny (a colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities)
- 6
masculineplastron
- 7
masculineplastron
- 8
masculinea soup or beverage made from boiled corn
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of petar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of petar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pantalón con tirantes que cubre también el pecho. 2. Dorsal o pieza que cubre el pecho.
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 peto
- petos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to peto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peto in Spanish?
peto appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).