"PETA" meaning in English

See PETA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpiːtə/, /ˈpɛ.tɑ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-PETA.wav
Rhymes: -iːtə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PETA
  1. Acronym of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
    Sense id: en-PETA-en-name-5Aq0nG3Y Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 32 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 27 18
  2. (humorous) Acronym of People Eating Tasty Animals. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, humorous Alternative form of: People Eating Tasty Animals
    Sense id: en-PETA-en-name-14zTiZB8 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 32 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 36 22 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 27 18
  3. (Philippines) Acronym of Philippine Education Theater Association. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Philippine Education Theater Association Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-PETA-en-name-SC0Ab9yY Disambiguation of Organizations: 19 25 41 15 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 32 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 27 18

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːtə/, /ˈpɛ.tɑ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-PETA.wav
Rhymes: -iːtə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PETA
  1. (Philippines, education) Initialism of performance task. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: performance task Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-PETA-en-noun-EYvtSQRO Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 32 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 27 18 Topics: education

Alternative forms

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