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”).
- Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.
intj
Etymology: From Italian presto (“quickly”).
- 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
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Italian presto (“quickly”).
- A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.