Main Entry:

¹ped·al

Pronunciation:

\ˈpe-d^əl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis, adjective

Date:

1618

1 : a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (as an organ or piano) 2 : a foot lever or treadle by which a part is activated in a mechanism