potro
Spanish, noun/ˈpotɾo/
potro is spelled P-O-T-R-O (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,761st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “(young) stallion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cría joven del caballo”.
What does potro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculine(young) stallion
- 2
masculinecolt, foal
- 3
colloquialmasculineAn attractive person.
noun
- 1
masculinerack
- 2
masculinevault, vaulting horse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cría joven del caballo.
noun: 1. Jaula o estructura usada para inmovilizar al ganado para herrarlo o tratarlo. Por extensión, encerrado. 2. Instrumento de tortura, en que una polea tira de los miembros de la víctima para descoyuntarlos. 3. Por extensión, cosa molesta o gravosa. 4. Aparato de gimnasia, a modo de un tablón sobre patas, forrado de material acolchado, sobre el cual el gimnasta realiza los ejercicios.
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 potro
- potros plural
- potra feminine
- potras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce potro?
- /ˈpotɾo/
- [ˈpo.t̪ɾo]
- [ˈpot̪ɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potro in Spanish?
potro appears 2.6 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).