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pecho

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “pecho” mean in English?

  1. chest

Example sentences

  • Me duele el pecho cuando respiro.

    My chest hurts when I breathe.

  • Da el pecho a su bebé.

    She breastfeeds her baby.

  • Lleva una medalla al pecho.

    He wears a medal on his chest.

How to use it

Pecho means 'chest' (and also 'breast'). Masculine: el pecho. For female breasts specifically, the plural pechos or pechos is used; senos is more medical.

Common mistake

Pecho covers both 'chest' (English-male) and 'breast' (anatomical). Context distinguishes; for the medical context senos is more specific.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 8.