prieto

Significat

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

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prie‧to

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɾjeto/

Etimologia

From apretar (“squeeze, constrict, compress”). The semantic evolution to "dark" comes through the sense of "dense" or "thick". Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is Vulgar Latin *prettus, from Latin pressus. Compare Portuguese preto, Asturian prietu.