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pero

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɾo/

“pero” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. but
  2. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
  3. expresses surprise

noun

  1. but (instance of saying "but")
  2. but (restriction)

In Spanish

  1. Pese a lo precedente.
  2. Argumento en contrario.
  3. (Malus domestica) Árbol de la familia de las rosáceas, de hasta 12 m de altura, de copa redondeada y abierta, con hojas ovaladas, caducas, dentadas, pubescentes, cultivado desde la remota Antigüedad por su fruto comestible.
  4. Fruto de este árbol, un pomo de color rojo, amarillo o verde, y pulpa blanca, muy fragante y jugosa, apreciado en gastronomía.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Compare Italian però, Old Franco-Provençal enperoi.

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