Where does “pitar” come from?

pitar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pitar — to whistle, buzz, beep, honk, puff; to referee.

pitar (Portuguese): to smoke especially a pipe

Definitions

  1. to smoke especially a pipe

Ancestry of “pitar”, step by step

pitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pitar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpitarto whistle, buzz, beep, honk, puff; to referee

via Portuguese pitéu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepitéudelicacy delicious food or dish

Words derived from “pitar”

Every word from Spanish pitar →