presto

From Italian presto (“quickly”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstəʊ/
• (US) enPR: prĕs'tō, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstəʊ

presto (not comparable)

1. (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

presto

1. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.

   So I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit!

• hey presto
• presto change-o
• presto chango

• abracadabra

presto (uncountable)

1. (poker slang) A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

• Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, poster, repost, repots, respot, sprote, topers, tropes

presto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of prestar

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛs.to/, [ˈpr̺ɛs̪t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ɛsto
• Hyphenation: prè‧sto

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

presto (feminine singular presta, masculine plural presti, feminine plural preste)

1. (literary) ready
2. (literary) fast, quick, nimble

• → French: preste

presto

1. soon

   Synonyms: tra poco, fra poco

   Ritorno presto. ― I will be back soon.

   Potrebbe piovere presto. ― It may rain soon.

2. 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.

3. quickly

   Synonyms: rapidamente, velocemente

   Spero che ti riprenderai presto. ― I hope you'll recover quickly.

4. (music) presto

• → English: presto

Deverbal of prestare (“to lend”).

presto m (plural presti) (archaic)

1. loan

   Synonym: prestito

2. usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates)

   Synonym: usura

3. pawnshop

   Synonym: banco dei pegni

See the etymology of the main entry.

presto

1. first-person singular present of prestare

• presto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• presto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti

• sporte, spreto, spretò, sterpo, sterpò

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

presto m (feminine singular presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas, comparable)

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

presto (comparative mais presto superlative o mais presto)

1. immediately, promptly
2. right away, at once
3. (music) presto

See the etymology of the main entry.

presto

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of prestar

presto m (Cyrillic spelling престо)

1. throne

From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

presto (feminine singular presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

1. quick, swift, prompt
2. ready, prepared

presto

1. immediately, promptly
2. (music) presto
3. right away, at once

presto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of prestar.