prieto

Signification

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

Fréquence

Coupé comme

prie‧to

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɾjeto/

Étymologie

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.