prieto
See also: Prieto
Asturian
Adjective
prieto
- neuter of prietu
Spanish
Etymology
From apretar (“squeeze, constrict, compress”). The semantic evolution to "dark" comes through the sense of "dense" or "thick" [1]. Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is Vulgar Latin *prettus, from Latin pressus. Compare Portuguese preto, Asturian prietu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾjeto/ [ˈpɾje.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: prie‧to
Adjective
prieto (feminine prieta, masculine plural prietos, feminine plural prietas)
- dark, swarthy. Used to describe both people and landscapes.
- (Louisiana) black
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “prieto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- perito