presto

See also: Presto, prestó, prestò, and přesto

English

Etymology

From Italian presto (“quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstəʊ/
• (US) enPR: prĕs'tō, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstəʊ

Adverb

presto (not comparable)

1. (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

Interjection

presto

1. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.

   So I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit!

Derived terms

• hey presto
• presto change-o
• presto chango

Translations

used by magicians

• Portuguese: pronto!
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See also

• abracadabra

Noun

presto (uncountable)

1. (poker slang) A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

Anagrams

• Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, petros, poster, repost, repots, respot, sprote, topers, tropes

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Catalan

Verb

presto

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛs.to/, [ˈpr̺ɛs̪t̪o]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛsto
• Hyphenation: prè‧sto

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

Adjective

1. (literary) ready
2. (literary) fast, quick, nimble

Descendants

• → French: preste

Adverb

presto

1. soon

   Synonyms: tra poco, fra poco

   Ritorno presto. ― I will be back soon.

   Potrebbe piovere presto. ― It may rain soon.

2. early

   Synonym: di buon'ora

   Non sono abituata a svegliarmi presto. ― I'm not accustomed to getting up early.

   Se ne andarono presto. ― They left early.

3. quickly

   Synonyms: rapidamente, velocemente

   Spero che ti riprenderai presto. ― I hope you'll recover quickly.

4. (music) presto

Derived terms

• a presto
• al più presto
• il più presto possibile
• prestamente
• prestezza
• prestissimo
• presto o tardi

 

Descendants

• → English: presto

Etymology 2

Deverbal from prestare (“to lend”).

Noun

presto m (plural presti) (archaic)

1. loan

   Synonym: prestito

2. usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates)

   Synonym: usura

3. pawnshop

   Synonym: banco dei pegni

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

presto

1. first-person singular present of prestare

Further reading

• presto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Template:R:DIO

Anagrams

• sporte, spreto, spretò, sterpo, sterpò

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

Adverb

presto

1. immediately, promptly
2. right away, at once
3. (music) presto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

presto

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

presto m (Cyrillic spelling престо)

1. throne

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾesto/ [ˈpɾes.t̪o]

Etymology 1

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

Adverb

presto

1. immediately, promptly
2. (music) presto
3. right away, at once

Derived terms

• aprestar

Etymology 2

Verb

presto

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

Further reading

• “presto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014