Pedro

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Pedro

/ˈpɛdɹəʊ/ UK
/peɪdɹəʊ/ UK
/ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/ US
/ˈpɛdɹoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛdɹəʊ, -ɛɪdɹəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

noun Pedros · Pedroes

countable, uncountable An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
countable, uncountable The five of trumps in certain card games.
US, countable, uncountable The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.

proper noun

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bob, stone, pete, françois, peter, pablo, pierre, carroll, maese, piers, pieter, piero, pietro, piotr, pyotr, peder

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"Pedro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Pedro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedro

Chicago

"Pedro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedro.

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@misc{pedro_2026,
  title = {Pedro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}