pechuga

Spanish

Etymology

From pecho (“chest”) and a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈt͡ʃuɡa/ [peˈt͡ʃu.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: pe‧chu‧ga

Noun

pechuga f (plural pechugas)

1. (ornithology) bird breast
2. poultry breast
3. (by extension) human chest or breast

Derived terms

• apechugar
• pechugón

 

Further reading

• “pechuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28