Spanish Conversation · Level 7
87 words
Spanish word
petitorio
Pronunciation
IPA/petiˈtoɾjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounpetition
Example
La comunidad firmó el petitorio para exigir soluciones.
The community signed the petition calling for solutions.
More examples
Publicaron el petitorio en la web y muchas personas lo apoyaron.
They posted the petition on the web and many people supported it.
Core concept
A collective appeal document bearing signatures and enumerated demands.
Common phrases
publicar un petitorio en línea
post a petition online
presentar un petitorio ante la administración
submit a petition to the administration
recibir firmas para un petitorio
collect signatures for a petition
Similar words
petición: Document summarizing wishes or requests submitted for consideration.
solicitud: Formal written application requesting permission, service, or official action.
instancia: Formal filing to an administrative body or court making an official appeal or plea.
reclamo: Written complaint reporting a problem and asking for correction or redress.
Definition in Spanish
Documento dirigido a una autoridad en el que se plasman solicitudes o quejas de varias personas, frecuentemente acompañado de firmas como apoyo.
Word origin
Derived from Latin petitio (from petere 'to seek') plus the Spanish suffix -orio, originally indicating a document for presenting requests.
Usage tips
- Unlike petición, which can mean any request, petitorio normally denotes the physical petition with signatures and listed demands, so use petitorio when referring to the paper and its content.