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petro

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

Noun (1)

petro (plural petros)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Petro

Petro (uncountable)

  1. 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.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 49

Proper noun capitalized: Petro

Petro (plural Petros)

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

Forms of petro

Noun
pluralpetros
alternative formPetwo
Proper noun
pluralPetros

Origin of petro

Ultimately from Koine Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Questions about petro

What does petro mean?
Petro means a Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves. Symbol: ₽.
What part of speech is petro?
Petro can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of petro?
The plural of petro is petros.

Words near petro in the dictionary

  1. petrissage
  2. petrissages
  3. Petrizzo
  4. Petrizzos
  5. Petriș
  6. petro
  7. petro-
  8. petro-dictator
  9. petro-dictators
  10. petro-dictatorship
  11. petro-dictatorships

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