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il petto
chest
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How do you say petto in Italian?
How do you pronounce petto in Italian?
petto is pronounced /il ˈpɛtto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il petto largo del nuotatore è il risultato di anni di allenamento intenso.
The swimmer's broad chest is the result of years of intense training.
Un petto muscoloso e ben definito richiede dedizione e una dieta appropriata.
A muscular and well-defined chest requires dedication and an appropriate diet.
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Why is it masculine?
Petto is masculine because it derives from Latin "pectus" (chest/breast), which belonged to the second declension neuter nouns, but in the Romance language evolution, Latin neuter nouns systematically shifted to masculine gender, making "petto" masculine by default inheritance from this broad phonetic and grammatical transformation.
What is the Italian word for chest?
The Italian word for chest is il petto — masculine.
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