English Explanatory Dictionary

Pedro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
  2. The five of trumps in certain card games.
  3. The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.
name
  1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛdɹəʊ/ /peɪdɹəʊ/ /ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/ /ˈpɛdɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-Pedro.wav

Word forms

Pedro Pedros Pedroes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

Related words

Don Pedro Pedro Sancho Sancho Pedro San Pedro Masahuat San Pedro Nonualco San Pedro Perulapán San Pedro Sula São Pedro do Sul
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