prego

See also: pregó, pregò, prègo, preĝo, and pręgo

English

Adjective

prego (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of preggo
   • 2001 February 28, "MaliTheAncient" (username), "D*** tired of waiting!!!!", in rec.pets.dogs.breeds, Usenet:

     Just a note (so that I can say something...) I've never had good luck with A.I. I tried to get my Tarentaise heifer (cow) A.I.ed with this fantastic bull's semen...did all my research, spent months putting this thing together. We A.I.ed her....preg tested later and she was prego.

Anagrams

• GOPer, grope

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Catalan

Verb

prego

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Galician

Alternative forms

• plego

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese. Back-formation from pregar. Cognate with Portuguese prego and Spanish pliego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛɣo̝/

Noun

prego m (plural pregos)

1. fold, crease
2. sheet; signature; booklet
   • 1396, A. Cabana Outeiro (ed.), O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397. Valga: Concello de Valga, page 138:

     hũu liuro apocalisy scripto en purgameo e cuberto de cuberturas de táuõas cubertas de coyro uermello con pregos grandes, o qual liuro era scripto em bõa létera formada e con pinturas

     a book of Revelation written on parchment and covered with covers made of boards covered with red leather, with large sheets, and the mentioned book is written with good well formed letter and with paintings

3. nail

   Synonyms: punta, cravo

4. peg

   Synonym: chavella

Derived terms

• Prego
• pruxapregos

Related terms

• pregar

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “prego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “prego”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Ido

Noun

prego (plural pregi)

1. prayer

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧go

• Audio:

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Noun

prego m (plural preghi)

1. prayer

Synonyms

• preghiera, supplica

Verb

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregare

Interjection

prego

1. (after being thanked) you're welcome, don't mention it etc.
2. (in response to a request) yes, of course

Usage notes

And other usages similar to the above.

Anagrams

• porge

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Portuguese

pregos

Etymology

Back-formation from pregar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: pre‧go

Noun

prego m (plural pregos)

1. nail (made of metal)
2. (cooking, Portugal) steak sandwich (shortening of prego no pão)

See also

• martelo
• parafuso

Verb

prego

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Spanish

Verb

prego

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pregar.