in petto

in pet·to

I i

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [een-pet-taw; English in-pet-oh]
- /inˈpɛt tɔ; English ɪnˈpɛt oʊ/
- /ɪn ˈpe.təʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [een-pet-taw; English in-pet-oh]
- /inˈpɛt tɔ; English ɪnˈpɛt oʊ/

Definitions of in petto words

adjective in petto not disclosed: used of the names of cardinals designate 0
noun in petto secretly; not revealed 0
adjective in petto Secret, private. 0
adjective in petto (Roman Catholicism) Designated as a cardinal but not yet announced. 0
adverb in petto Privately, in secret. 0

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Parts of speech for In petto

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in petto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".