presunto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese presunto.

Noun

presunto (plural presuntos)

1. A dry-cured Portuguese ham.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾeˈsuntʊ]

Noun

presunto m (plural presuntos)

1. bacon

   Synonym: touciño

Etymology 2

From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.

Adjective

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presuntos, feminine plural presuntas)

1. presumed, assumed
2. alleged

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “presunto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “presunto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “presunto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈzun.to/, /preˈsun.to/
• Rhymes: -unto
• Hyphenation: pre‧sùn‧to

Participle

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)

1. past participle of presumere

Adjective

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)

1. presumed, supposed

Anagrams

• prosunte, spunterò

Portuguese

presunto

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō. Doublet of prosciutto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzũ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzũ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈzũ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈzũ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ũtu
• Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧to

Noun

presunto m (plural presuntos)

1. dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
   1. (Brazil) ham (cooked and sliced)

      Synonym: (Portugal) fiambre

2. (slang) a dead body, a corpse

Derived terms

• apresuntar
• presunto de Iorque
• virar presunto

Related terms

• sugar

Further reading

• “presunto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “presunto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “presunto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “presunto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsunto/ [pɾeˈsũn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -unto
• Syllabification: pre‧sun‧to

Adjective

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presuntos, feminine plural presuntas)

1. presumed, assumed
2. alleged

   Synonym: supuesto

Derived terms

• heredero presunto
• presuntamente

Further reading

• “presunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025