petra means stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
petra is pronounced /ˈpɛtɹə/.
Etymology
From Latin petra (“rock”). Doublet of piedra.
noun
- stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.“Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.”
name
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
- An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.