prieto.
dark, swarthy (used to describe both people and landscapes)
Meaning & usage
dark, swarthy (used to describe both people and landscapes)
black
Where this word comes from
From apretar (“squeeze, constrict, compress”). The semantic evolution to "dark" comes through the sense of "dense" or "thick". Another common, but less likely, etymology suggested is Vulgar Latin *prettus, from Latin pressus. Compare Portuguese preto, Asturian prietu.
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