poitrail

French

Etymology

Originally poitral, with change of suffix after -ail, from Latin pectoralis. Doublet of pectoral.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwa.tʁaj/
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Noun

poitrail m (plural poitrails)

chest (of horse); breast (of bird etc.)
(humorous) chest (of human)

Further reading

“poitrail” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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