presunto

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English

Etymology

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

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

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

Noun

presunto m (plural presunti)

  1. a person who is assumed to have done something

References

  1. ^ presunto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Portuguese

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presunto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧to

Noun

presunto m (plural presuntos)

  1. dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
  2. (slang) a dead body, a corpse

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈsunto/
  • 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

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