prieto

Meaning

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

Concepts

Synonyms

labiernaga

labiernago

labiérnago de hoja ancha

labiérnago negro

labiérnago prieto

preto

tizon

Frequency

48k
Hyphenated as
prie‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɾjeto/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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