petrel

== English == === Etymology === From earlier pitteral. Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) A derivation from patter or pitter-patter has been suggested, for instance by ornithologist Elliott Ladd Coues. === Pronunciation === enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/ Homophone: petrol (most accents) === Noun === petrel (plural petrels) Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: pétrel→ Italian: petrello → Spanish: petrel→ Catalan: petrell ==== Translations ==== === References === petrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Procellariiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Procellariiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === pelter == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pétrel. === Noun === petrel m (plural petrei) petrel ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English petrel or French pétrel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈtɾel/ [peˈt̪ɾel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: pe‧trel === Noun === petrel m (plural petreles) petrel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: petrell === Further reading === “petrel”, 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