pretesto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexō (“I weave before, fringe or border, allege”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /preˈtɛs.to/, [pr̺eˈt̪ɛs̪t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsto
  • Hyphenation: pre‧tè‧sto

Noun

pretesto m (plural pretesti)

  1. excuse, pretext

Derived terms

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.