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Petro¹

noun Petwo

  1. uncountable In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression. Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.

Petro²

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Koine Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

proper noun Petros

  1. A transliteration of the Carpathian Rusyn, Pannonian Rusyn, or Ukrainian male given name Петро (Petro), equivalent to Peter.
  2. A surname.

petro³

noun petros

  1. A Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves. Symbol: ₽.

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@misc{petro_2026,
  title = {petro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}