"preto" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɾe.tu/ Forms: preta [feminine], pretos [masculine, plural], pretas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -etu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”)), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus (“chest”). The semantic evolution to "black" or "dark" comes through the sense of "dense" or "thick". See also the related perto. Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is a Vulgar Latin *prettus, from pressus. Compare Galician preto, Asturian and Leonese prietu, Ladino preto, and Spanish prieto. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|preto||black, near}} Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), {{m|roa-opt||*apreto}} *apreto, {{m|roa-opt|apretar}} apretar, {{m|pt|apertar||tighten, press, clamp}} apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”), {{der|pt|LL.|appectorō|appectorāre}} Late Latin appectorāre, {{der|pt|la|pectus||chest}} Latin pectus (“chest”), {{m|pt|perto}} perto, {{m|la||*prettus}} *prettus, {{m|la|pressus}} pressus, {{cog|gl|preto}} Galician preto, {{cog|ast,roa-leo|prietu}} Asturian and Leonese prietu, {{cog|lad|preto}} Ladino preto, {{cog|es|prieto}} Spanish prieto Head templates: {{pt-adj}} preto (feminine preta, masculine plural pretos, feminine plural pretas)
  1. black; black in colour Categories (topical): Blacks Synonyms: negro
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-adj-Un~-WcVC Disambiguation of Blacks: 33 2 16 9 18 23 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 22 17 5 17
  2. (loosely) being the darkest of its kind Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-adj-0guqAGxl Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 22 17 5 17
  3. (of a person, usually offensive) black (dark-skinned) Tags: of a person, offensive, usually Synonyms: negro
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-adj-JVrU~3ph Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 22 17 5 17
  4. (idiomatic, of situations) bad; very adverse Tags: idiomatic, of situations Synonyms: negro, feio, adverso
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-adj-ov4tS~Ge Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 22 17 5 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prêto [obsolete] Derived forms: chá preto, macaco-preto, Ouro Preto, pão preto, pau-preto, peixe-espada-preto, pretinho, preto e branco

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɾe.tu/ Forms: pretos [plural], preta [feminine], pretas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -etu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”)), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus (“chest”). The semantic evolution to "black" or "dark" comes through the sense of "dense" or "thick". See also the related perto. Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is a Vulgar Latin *prettus, from pressus. Compare Galician preto, Asturian and Leonese prietu, Ladino preto, and Spanish prieto. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|preto||black, near}} Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), {{m|roa-opt||*apreto}} *apreto, {{m|roa-opt|apretar}} apretar, {{m|pt|apertar||tighten, press, clamp}} apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”), {{der|pt|LL.|appectorō|appectorāre}} Late Latin appectorāre, {{der|pt|la|pectus||chest}} Latin pectus (“chest”), {{m|pt|perto}} perto, {{m|la||*prettus}} *prettus, {{m|la|pressus}} pressus, {{cog|gl|preto}} Galician preto, {{cog|ast,roa-leo|prietu}} Asturian and Leonese prietu, {{cog|lad|preto}} Ladino preto, {{cog|es|prieto}} Spanish prieto Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} preto m (plural pretos, feminine preta, feminine plural pretas)
  1. the color black Tags: masculine Synonyms: negro
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-noun-PF6i7ddd
  2. (usually offensive, ethnic slur) a black person Tags: ethnic, masculine, offensive, slur, usually Synonyms: negro (english: less offensive), macaco [Brazil, pejorative], tição [Brazil, pejorative]
    Sense id: en-preto-pt-noun-JRaR6VqD Categories (other): Portuguese ethnic slurs, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 22 17 5 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prêto [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chá preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "macaco-preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ouro Preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pão preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pau-preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "peixe-espada-preto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pretinho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "preto e branco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "preto",
        "4": "",
        "5": "black, near"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-opt",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*apreto"
      },
      "expansion": "*apreto",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-opt",
        "2": "apretar"
      },
      "expansion": "apretar",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "apertar",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tighten, press, clamp"
      },
      "expansion": "apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "appectorō",
        "4": "appectorāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin appectorāre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pectus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "chest"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pectus (“chest”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "perto"
      },
      "expansion": "perto",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*prettus"
      },
      "expansion": "*prettus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pressus"
      },
      "expansion": "pressus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "preto"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician preto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ast,roa-leo",
        "2": "prietu"
      },
      "expansion": "Asturian and Leonese prietu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lad",
        "2": "preto"
      },
      "expansion": "Ladino preto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "prieto"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish prieto",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”)), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus (“chest”). The semantic evolution to \"black\" or \"dark\" comes through the sense of \"dense\" or \"thick\". See also the related perto. Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is a Vulgar Latin *prettus, from pressus.\nCompare Galician preto, Asturian and Leonese prietu, Ladino preto, and Spanish prieto.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "preto (feminine preta, masculine plural pretos, feminine plural pretas)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 25 22 17 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 2 16 9 18 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Blacks",
          "orig": "pt:Blacks",
          "parents": [
            "Colors",
            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Black cloth heats up more quickly.",
          "text": "O tecido preto aquece/esquenta mais rapidamente.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black; black in colour"
      ],
      "id": "en-preto-pt-adj-Un~-WcVC",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "negro"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 25 22 17 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "rye bread",
          "text": "pão preto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "black chess pieces",
          "text": "peças pretas de xadrez",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "black cloud",
          "text": "nuvem preta",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "being the darkest of its kind"
      ],
      "id": "en-preto-pt-adj-0guqAGxl",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(loosely) being the darkest of its kind"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 25 22 17 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A black woman was here.",
          "text": "Uma mulher preta esteve cá.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black (dark-skinned)"
      ],
      "id": "en-preto-pt-adj-JVrU~3ph",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person, usually offensive) black (dark-skinned)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "negro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of a person",
        "offensive",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 25 22 17 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The current situation is bad.",
          "text": "A coisa está preta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad; very adverse"
      ],
      "id": "en-preto-pt-adj-ov4tS~Ge",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "adverse",
          "adverse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, of situations) bad; very adverse"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "negro"
        },
        {
          "word": "feio"
        },
        {
          "word": "adverso"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "of situations"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɾe.tu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etu"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "prêto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preto"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aoa",
            "2": "peetu"
          },
          "expansion": "Angolar: peetu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Angolar: peetu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pov",
            "2": "pretu"
          },
          "expansion": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: pretu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: pretu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "idb",
            "2": "prato"
          },
          "expansion": "Indo-Portuguese: prato",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indo-Portuguese: prato"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kea",
            "2": "prétu"
          },
          "expansion": "Kabuverdianu: prétu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kabuverdianu: prétu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vkp",
            "2": "pret"
          },
          "expansion": "Korlai Creole Portuguese: pret",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Korlai Creole Portuguese: pret"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mcm",
            "2": "pretu"
          },
          "expansion": "Kristang: pretu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kristang: pretu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "pretu"
          },
          "expansion": "Papiamentu: pretu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Papiamentu: pretu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pre",
            "2": "peetu"
          },
          "expansion": "Principense: peetu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Principense: peetu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cri",
            "2": "pletu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sãotomense: pletu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sãotomense: pletu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lad",
            "2": "preto",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ladino: preto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ladino: preto"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "preto",
        "4": "",
        "5": "black, near"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-opt",
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        "3": "*apreto"
      },
      "expansion": "*apreto",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "tighten, press, clamp"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "appectorō",
        "4": "appectorāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin appectorāre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pectus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "chest"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pectus (“chest”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "perto"
      },
      "expansion": "perto",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*prettus"
      },
      "expansion": "*prettus",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pressus"
      },
      "expansion": "pressus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "preto"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician preto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ast,roa-leo",
        "2": "prietu"
      },
      "expansion": "Asturian and Leonese prietu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lad",
        "2": "preto"
      },
      "expansion": "Ladino preto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "prieto"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish prieto",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese preto (“black, near”), from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar (“tighten, press, clamp”)), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus (“chest”). The semantic evolution to \"black\" or \"dark\" comes through the sense of \"dense\" or \"thick\". See also the related perto. Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is a Vulgar Latin *prettus, from pressus.\nCompare Galician preto, Asturian and Leonese prietu, Ladino preto, and Spanish prieto.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pretos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pretas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "preto m (plural pretos, feminine preta, feminine plural pretas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "branco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "alvo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cândido"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinzento"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "negro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "atro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vermelho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "encarnado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rubro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "salmão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carmim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "laranja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cor de laranja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "castanho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "marrom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "amarelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lúteo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "creme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ocre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verde-limão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verde-água"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verde-menta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ciano"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "turquesa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "azul-petróleo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "azul-celeste"
    },
    {
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  "word": "preto"
}

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