"pec" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɛk/ Forms: pecs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of pectoral. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:clipping|pectoral}} [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "chest, breast", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pectus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pectorālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "pectoral", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "pec", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="pec">, {{clipping|fr|pectoral}} Clipping of pectoral Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pec m (plural pecs)
  1. (informal, usually in the plural) pec (pectoralis major muscle) Tags: informal, masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: pecto Related terms: abdo
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