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padrastro

  • [paˈð̞ɾast̪ɾo] Venezuela

Rhymes with as.tɾo

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Del latín patraster, despectivo de pater.

noun padrastros

  1. Parentesco Marido de la madre que no es padre natural de los hijos previos de ella.
  2. Herida pequeña que se localiza en la unión de las uñas con los dedos, especialmente dolorosa e incómoda, que se caracteriza por sangrar poco y por ser una porción pequeña de piel levantada.

In English

  • stepfather husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father
  • hangnail protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail

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@misc{padrastro_2026,
  title = {padrastro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/padrastro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}