presunto

English

Etymology

From Portuguese presunto.

Noun

presunto (plural presuntos)

1. A dry-cured Portuguese ham.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈzun.to/, /preˈsun.to/
• Rhymes: -unto
• Hyphenation: pre‧sùn‧to

Participle

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)

1. past participle of presumere

Adjective

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)

1. presumed, supposed

Noun

presunto m (plural presunti)

1. a person who is assumed to have done something

Anagrams

• prosunte, spunterò

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Portuguese

presunto

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *persunctu, ultimately from Classical Latin suctus, perfect passive participle of sugō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.ˈzũ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈzũ.tu/
• Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧to

Noun

presunto m (plural presuntos)

1. dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food
2. (slang) a dead body, a corpse

Related terms

• sugar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesūmptus, perfect passive participle of praesūmō.

Adjective

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presuntos, feminine plural presuntas)

1. presumed, assumed
2. alleged

Derived terms

• heredero presunto
• presuntamente

Further reading

• “presunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014