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presto

adverb

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L333546 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L339500 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛstəʊ/ / /ˈpɹɛstoʊ/

adv

Etymology: From Italian presto (“quickly”).

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

intj

Etymology: From Italian presto (“quickly”).

  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!

    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.

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Italian presto (“quickly”).

  1. A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.