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8-letter words (1 found)

PECTORAL,

7-letter words (8 found)

CALTROP,CROTALE,LOCATER,PLECTRA,POLACRE,POLECAT,PROCTAL,PROLATE,

6-letter words (38 found)

CAPLET,CAPOTE,CAPTOR,CARLOT,CARPEL,CARPET,CARTEL,CARTOP,CLARET,COALER,COATER,COLTER,COPTER,CRAPLE,CROTAL,LECTOR,LOCATE,LORATE,ORACLE,PALTER,PARCEL,PAROLE,PATROL,PELOTA,PETROL,PLACER,PLACET,PLATER,PORTAL,POTALE,PREACT,PROTEA,RECOAL,RECOAT,RECTAL,REPLOT,TARCEL,TOECAP,

5-letter words (93 found)

ACTOR,ALERT,ALTER,APERT,APORT,APTER,ARTEL,CAPER,CAPLE,CAPOT,CARET,CARLE,CAROL,CARTE,CATER,CEORL,CLAPT,CLARO,CLART,CLEAR,CLEAT,CLEPT,CLOTE,COAPT,COATE,COPAL,COPER,COPRA,CORAL,CRAPE,CRATE,CREPT,ECLAT,EPACT,LACER,LACET,LATER,LEAPT,LEPRA,LEPTA,LOPER,OATER,OCREA,OCTAL,OLPAE,OPERA,OPTER,ORATE,PACER,PALER,PALET,PAREO,PARLE,PAROL,PATER,PEARL,PEART,PELTA,PETAL,PETAR,PLACE,PLATE,PLEAT,PLOAT,POLAR,POLER,PORAE,PORAL,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PROLE,RATEL,REACT,REALO,RECAL,RECAP,RECTA,RECTO,REPLA,REPOT,ROATE,ROTAL,TALER,TAPER,TAROC,TELCO,TEPAL,TOLAR,TOPER,TRACE,TRAPE,TROPE,

4-letter words (125 found)

ACER,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ALTO,APER,ARCO,ARET,ARLE,ATOC,ATOP,CALO,CALP,CAPE,CAPO,CARE,CARL,CARP,CART,CATE,CELT,CERO,CERT,CLAP,CLAT,CLOP,CLOT,COAL,COAT,COLA,COLE,COLT,COPE,CORE,COTE,CRAP,CROP,EARL,EORL,LACE,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAP,LEAR,LEAT,LEPT,LERP,LOCA,LOPE,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,OCTA,OLEA,OLPE,OPAL,ORAL,ORCA,ORLE,PACE,PACO,PACT,PALE,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAL,PEAR,PEAT,PELA,PELT,PERC,PERT,PLAT,PLEA,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,PORE,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,RACE,RALE,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,REAL,REAP,REPO,ROLE,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TAPE,TARE,TARO,TARP,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TEPA,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TOPE,TORA,TORC,TORE,TRAP,TROP,

3-letter words (83 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALP,ALT,APE,APO,APT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAL,CAP,CAR,CAT,CEL,CEP,COL,COP,COR,COT,EAR,EAT,ECO,ELT,ERA,ETA,LAC,LAP,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEP,LET,LOP,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OLE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,PAC,PAL,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEL,PER,PET,POA,POL,POT,PRE,PRO,RAP,RAT,REC,REO,REP,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEL,TOC,TOE,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,LA,LO,OE,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 369 words from pectoral according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pectoral

pectoral

Etymology

All senses are ultimately from Latin pectorālis, but some may have come through Old French and Middle English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛk.tə.ɹəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɛkˈtoɹəl/

Adjective

pectoral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
  2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
  3. (zoology) Having the breast conspicuously colored.

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Translations

Noun

pectoral (plural pectorals)

  1. A pectoral fin.
  2. Protective armor for a horse's breast.
    Synonym: poitrel
  3. A covering or protection for the breast.
  4. A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high priest.
  5. (ecclesiastical) A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
  6. (historical) An ancient Egyptian item of jewelry worn upon the chest, often part of (or constituting) a necklace or collar.
  7. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

Derived terms

See also

  • pectoral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Pectoral in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • cartpole

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of pitral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [pək.tuˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [pək.toˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pek.toˈɾal]

Adjective

pectoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural pectorals)

  1. (relational) breast, chest; pectoral

Further reading

  • “pectoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of poitrail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛk.tɔ.ʁal/

Noun

pectoral m (plural pectoraux)

  1. (anatomy) pectoral

Adjective

pectoral (feminine pectorale, masculine plural pectoraux, feminine plural pectorales)

  1. (anatomy) pectoral

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “pectoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pectoral, from Latin pectoralis.

Adjective

pectoral m or n (feminine singular pectorală, masculine plural pectorali, feminine and neuter plural pectorale)

  1. pectoral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of the inherited petral and pretal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɡtoˈɾal/ [peɣ̞.t̪oˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pec‧to‧ral

Adjective

pectoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural pectorales)

  1. pectoral (of or relating to the breast or chest)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “pectoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org