presto

== 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) (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo. === Interjection === presto Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà. Synonyms: alakazam, hocus-pocus; see also Thesaurus:abracadabra ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === presto (uncountable) (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 === eSport, opters, tropes, retops, Perots, repots, Petros, e-sport, respot, esport, repost, poster, petros, Strope, stoper, sprote, topers, Portes, opster == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈpɾe̞s.tu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpɾes.to] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈpɾes.tu] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian presto. ==== Adverb ==== presto (music) presto ==== Noun ==== presto m (plural prestos) (music) presto (piece played very rapidly) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian presto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɛs.to/ === Adverb === presto (music) presto (colloquial) quickly ==== Derived terms ==== illico presto === Further reading === “presto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar == Indonesian == === Etymology === Possibly a genericized trademark, the word itself is from Italian presto (“quickly”). The pressure cooker sense is calque of Dutch snelkookpan (“pressure cooker”, literally “fast-cook pan”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈprɛsto/ [ˈprɛs.t̪o] Rhymes: -ɛsto Syllabification: pres‧to === Adjective === presto (comparative lebih presto, superlative paling presto) (music) presto === Noun === presto (plural presto-presto) (cooking) pressure cooker Synonyms: panci tekan, periuk tekanan (Malay) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “presto”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈprɛs.to/ Rhymes: -ɛsto Hyphenation: prè‧sto === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt. ==== Adjective ==== presto (feminine presta, masculine plural presti, feminine plural preste, superlative prestissimo) (literary) ready (literary) fast; quick; nimble ===== Descendants ===== → French: preste ==== Adverb ==== presto soon Synonyms: tra poco, fra poco Ritorno presto. ― I will be back soon. Potrebbe piovere presto. ― It may rain soon. 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. quickly Synonyms: rapidamente, velocemente Spero che ti riprenderai presto. ― I hope you'll recover quickly. (music) presto ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: presto → Ladino: presto === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from prestare (“to lend”) +‎ -o. ==== Noun ==== presto m (plural presti) (archaic) loan Synonym: prestito usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates) Synonym: usura pawnshop Synonym: banco dei pegni === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestare === Further reading === presto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana presto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === sperto, sporte, spreto, spretò, sprote, sterpo, sterpò == Ladino == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish presto, from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, French prêt, Italian presto. ==== Adjective ==== presto (Hebrew spelling פריסטו) quick; swift ==== Adverb ==== presto (Hebrew spelling פריסטו) soon early === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto (Hebrew spelling פריסטו) first-person singular present indicative of prestar third-person singular preterite indicative of prestar ==== References ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian presto (“ready”). === Adverb === presto (music) presto === Noun === presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoer, definite plural prestoene) music being played presto ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. === References === “presto” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian presto (“ready”). === Adverb === presto (music) presto === Noun === presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoar, definite plural prestoane) music being played presto === References === “presto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Cognate with Old Spanish presto. ==== Adjective ==== presto quick; swift prepared; ready ===== Descendants ===== Portuguese: presto === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar ==== References ==== Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “presto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “presto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese presto. ==== Adjective ==== presto prepared; ready ==== Adverb ==== presto soon ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: presto, פריסטו Spanish: presto === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar ==== References ==== Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “presto”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 408 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛstu, -ɛʃtu Hyphenation: pres‧to === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese presto, from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, French prêt, Italian presto. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto. ==== Adjective ==== presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas) quick; swift; prompt ready; prepared ==== Adverb ==== presto immediately; promptly right away; at once (music) presto === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar === Further reading === “presto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “presto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian presto. === Adverb === presto presto == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === prijéstō, prijéstol (Ijekavian) pristō, pristol (Ikavian) === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *perstolъ. === Noun === prȅstō m inan (Cyrillic spelling пре̏сто̄) throne ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== prijéstōlje == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɾesto/ [ˈpɾes.t̪o] Rhymes: -esto Syllabification: pres‧to === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish presto, from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, French prêt, Italian presto. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto. ==== Adjective ==== presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas) quick; swift; prompt ready; prepared Synonym: listo ==== Adverb ==== presto immediately; promptly; soon (music) presto right away; at once ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== presto first-person singular present indicative of prestar === Further reading === “presto”, 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