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Italian
Etymology
From Latin praestigium. Cognate with Catalan prestigi, French prestige, Portuguese prestígio, Spanish prestigio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈsti.d͡ʒo/
- Rhymes: -idʒo
- Hyphenation: pre‧stì‧gio
Noun
prestigio m (plural prestigi)
- prestige, status
Further reading
- prestigio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾesˈtixjo/
- Rhymes: -ixjo
- Syllabification: pres‧ti‧gio
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin praestigium. Cognate with Catalan prestigi, French prestige, Italian prestigio, Portuguese prestígio.
Noun
prestigio m (plural prestigios)
- prestige, standing, (good) reputation, good name, face, kudos
- cachet
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
prestigio
- first-person singular present indicative of prestigiar
Further reading