prieto

Spanish

adj

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *prettus, pressus (concise).

Origin

Latin

pressus

Gloss

concise

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*presso Latin
*prettus Latin
pressus Latin
prisa Spanish, Castilian
pretinho Portuguese
preto Portuguese
preto Galician
pressa Old Portuguese
preto Old Portuguese
pretu Papiamentu
preto Ladino
prétu Kabuverdianu
pressa Neapolitan
pretu Guinea-Bissau Creole

prisa