presunto
English
Etymology
From Portuguese presunto.
Noun
presunto (plural presuntos)
- A dry-cured Portuguese ham.
Galician
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɾeˈsuntʊ]
Noun
presunto m (plural presuntos)
- bacon
- Synonym: touciño
Etymology 2
From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.
Adjective
presunto m (feminine singular presunta, masculine plural presuntos, feminine plural presuntas)
- presumed, assumed
- alleged
References
- “presunto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “presunto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “presunto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈzun.to/, /preˈsun.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -unto
- Hyphenation: pre‧sùn‧to
Participle
presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)
- past participle of presumere
Adjective
presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)
- presumed, supposed
Noun
presunto m (plural presunti)
- a person who is assumed to have done something
References
- presunto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- prosunte, spunterò
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈzũ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈzũ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈzũ.tu/
- Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧to
Noun
presunto m (plural presuntos)
- dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
- (slang) a dead body, a corpse
Related terms
- sugar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈsunto/ [pɾeˈsũn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -unto
- Syllabification: pre‧sun‧to
Adjective
presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presuntos, feminine plural presuntas)
- presumed, assumed
- alleged
Derived terms
- heredero presunto
- presuntamente
Further reading
- “presunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014