noun greek

pĕtăsĭo

gen. pĕtăsōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

and , , , = πετασών

a leg; pestle of pork •

a leg or pestle of pork, esp. the shoulder (opp. perna, the ham): e Galliā apportantur Romam pernae tomacinae et taniacae, et petasiones, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 10: pulpam dubio de petasone voras, i. e. that has already begun to turn, Mart. 3, 77, 6.

Perseus ID: n35788 Key: petasio