preta

See also: préta, prêta, and pręta

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

Noun

preta (plural pretas)

1. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is to never be sated)

Translations

a hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore

• Sanskrit: मणि (sa) m (maṇi)
• Tocharian B: prete
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French prêt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpreta/

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• Hyphenation: pre‧ta
• Rhymes: -eta

Adjective

preta (accusative singular pretan, plural pretaj, accusative plural pretajn)

1. ready, set (prepared)

Derived terms

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• prete
• pretigi
• pretiĝi

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin petra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛta/

Noun

preta f (plural pprete)

1. stone

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tɐ/

Adjective

preta

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective preto.

Noun

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of noun preto.
2. (Brazil, endearing, usually preceded by "minha") term of endearment for a black female lover.