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Where does “pechugona” come from?

pechugona (Spanish) comes from Spanish pechuga, from Spanish pecho, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

pechugona (Spanish): feminine singular of pechugón; female equivalent...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of pechugón; female equivalent...

Ancestry of “pechugona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpechugabird breast; poultry breast; human chest or...
2Spanishpechothorax; chest; the front of the thorax; breast
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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