potro

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, of dubious deeper etymology, probably derived from Latin pullus. Doublet of poldro. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -otɾu Hyphenation: po‧tro === Noun === potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras) (zoology) colt (young male horse), foal (historical) horse-shaped torture instrument ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “potro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “potro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Anagrams === porto proto- tropo tropo- -tropo == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Italian poltro (“untamed, lazy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpotɾo/ [ˈpo.t̪ɾo] Rhymes: -otɾo Syllabification: po‧tro === Noun === potro m (plural potros, feminine potra, feminine plural potras) (mammals) (young) stallion (mammals) colt, foal (Rioplatense, Paraguay, colloquial) An attractive person. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === potro m (plural potros) (torture) rack (sports) vault, vaulting horse === Further reading === “potro”, 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