prieto

See also: Prieto

Asturian

Adjective

prieto

  1. 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)

  1. dark, swarthy (used to describe both people and landscapes)
  2. (Louisiana) black
    Synonym: negro

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “prieto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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