Petto is an Italian adjective meaning "breasted" or "chested" (as in

white-breasted cormorant The white-breasted cormorant (''Phalacrocorax lucidus'') is much like the widespread great cormorant and if not a regional variant of the same species, is at least very closely related. It is distinguished from other forms of the great cormorant ...

or, in Italian, ''cormorano pettobianco''). It is also a Japanese ''

gairaigo is Japanese for "loan word", and indicates a transcription into Japanese. In particular, the word usually refers to a Japanese word of foreign origin that was not borrowed in ancient times from Old or Middle Chinese (especially Literary Chinese) ...

'' noun meaning "

pet A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence, ...

". It may refer to:

People

Samuel Petto Samuel Petto (c. 1624–1711) was an English Calvinist, a Cambridge graduate, and an Independent Puritan clergyman who primarily ministered in Sudbury, Suffolk. He was a prolific theologian who made a notable contribution to the development of Br ...

(' 1624–1711) English Calvinist clergyman and theologian *

Tomasso Petto Tommaso "The Ox" Petto (' 1879–October 21, 1905) was a New York mobster and leading hitman in the Morello crime family during the early 1900s. Early life Born around 1879, Petto lived in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. His nickname "Th ...

(' 1879–1905), American mobster and contract killer

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Doppio Petto {{refimprove, date=November 2008 ''Doppio Petto'' is a short film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferlito. It is filmed in Ferlito's native town of Burgio. The cast is made up of citizens of Burgio and the nearby town of Villafranca Sicula. The te ...

'', 1997 Italian-language film *''In petto'', an Italian term used in the Catholic Church referring to an action or thing meant to be secret; Latin: ''

in pectore ''In pectore'' (Latin for "in the breast/heart") is a term used in the Catholic Church for an action, decision, or document which is meant to be kept secret. It is most often used when there is a papal appointment to the College of Cardinals wit ...

'' *''Kimi wa Petto'', a 2000–2005 Japanese-language comic book (''manga'') series, that was also adapted for film and television ee:_''Tramps_Like_Us''.html" ;"title="Tramps_Like_Us.html" ;"title="ee: ''Tramps Like Us">ee: ''Tramps Like Us''">Tramps_Like_Us.html" ;"title="ee: ''Tramps Like Us">ee: ''Tramps Like Us''*''Voce di petto'', a term used within vocal music [see: Chest voice] {{disambiguation, surname