peito
Portuguese, noun/ˈpej.tu/
peito is spelled P-E-I-T-O (5 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,675th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of peitar (“to bribe”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte do corpo humano onde ficam as glândulas mamárias, maior no corpo feminino devido ao desenvolvimento das…”.
What does peito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechest
- 2
masculinebreast
- 3
Brazilmasculinebreaststroke
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of peita (“a tax paid by commoners”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of peitar (“to bribe”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of peitar (“to stand up against”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte do corpo humano onde ficam as glândulas mamárias, maior no corpo feminino devido ao desenvolvimento das referidas glândulas 2. seio de mulher 3. tipo de corte de carne bovina 4. coragem, destemor
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of peito
- peitos plural
- peita alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peito?
- Brazil /ˈpej.tu/
- Brazil [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
- Portugal /ˈpɐj.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peito in Portuguese?
peito appears 34 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).