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English Etymology From Italian presto ( “ quickly ” ) .
Pronunciation Adverb presto (not comparable )
( music ) tempo .Interjection presto
Used by magicians when performing a trick ta-da ; voilà .
So I put my hand into the hat and presto ! Out comes a rabbit!
1851 November 14, Herman Melville , chapter 31, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale Harper & Brothers ; London: Richard Bentley , →OCLC page 142 :You know the old man's ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it ; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off! And then, presto ! Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
Derived terms Translations See also Noun presto (uncountable
( poker slang ) pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em .References Anagrams Portes Strope e-sport eSport esport opster opters petros poster repost repots respot sprote topers tropes Catalan Pronunciation 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 Adverb presto
( music ) presto ( colloquial ) quickly Derived terms Further reading Galician Verb presto
first-person singular present indicative of prestar Italian Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈprɛ.sto/ Rhymes: -ɛsto
Hyphenation: prè‧sto Etymology 1 From Late Latin praestus 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
mid 1300s mid 1310s Dante Alighieri , “Canto I ”, in Inferno Hell 31–33 ; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi , editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere , 1994 :Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta , ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta ; [ …] And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er! Descendants 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 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 Italianapresto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti , Olivetti Media CommunicationAnagrams 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 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 Portuguese Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Late Latin praestus praestō Catalan prest Italian presto French prêt 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 Romanian Etymology Unadapted borrowing from Italian presto
Adverb presto
presto Serbo-Croatian Alternative forms Alternative forms Etymology From pre- sto
Noun prȅsto m Cyrillic spelling пре̏сто
throne Declension Derived terms Spanish Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈpɾesto/ Rhymes: -esto
Syllabification: pres‧to Etymology 1 Inherited from Late Latin praestus praesto Catalan prest Italian presto French prêt Italian presto
Adjective presto (feminine presta masculine plural prestos feminine plural prestas
quick , swift , prompt ready , prepared 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