"Pete" meaning in All languages combined

See Pete on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /piːt/
Rhymes: -iːt Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pete
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Peter Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names Derived forms: for Pete's sake, seven-toed Pete, sneaky Pete
    Sense id: en-Pete-en-name-ZU0kcrRm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. (slang) A Peterbilt truck. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Pete-en-name-86TeGAf1

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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