pestillo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Compare Catalan pestell. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: pes‧ti‧llo === Noun === pestillo m (plural pestillos) latch bolt (of a lock) Synonym: cerrojo ==== See also ==== cerrojo === Further reading === “pestillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025