prego

prego (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of preggo.
   • 2001 February 28, MaliTheAncient, “D*** tired of waiting!!!!”, in rec.pets.dogs.breeds (Usenet):

     Just a note (so that I can say something...) I've never had good luck with A.I. I tried to get my Tarentaise heifer (cow) A.I.ed with this fantastic bull's semen...did all my research, spent months putting this thing together. We A.I.ed her....preg tested later and she was prego.

• prego roll (etymologically unrelated)

• grope, GOPer, perog

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɾe.ɣu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɾe.ɣo]

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregar

From Old Galician-Portuguese. Back-formation from pregar. Cognate with Portuguese prego and Spanish pliego.

• plego

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛɣo̝/

prego m (plural pregos)

1. fold, crease
2. sheet; signature; booklet
   • 1396, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 138:

     hũu liuro apocalisy scripto en purgameo e cuberto de cuberturas de táuõas cubertas de coyro uermello con pregos grandes, o qual liuro era scripto em bõa létera formada e con pinturas

     a book of Revelation written on parchment and covered with covers made of boards covered with red leather, with large sheets, and the mentioned book is written with good well formed letter and with paintings

3. nail

   Synonyms: punta, cravo

4. peg

   Synonym: chavella

• Prego
• puxapregos

• pregar

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “prego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “prego”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “prego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “prego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “prego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “prego”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregar

prego (plural pregi)

1. prayer

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.ɡo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡo
• Hyphenation: prè‧go

prego m (plural preghi)

1. prayer

   Synonyms: preghiera, supplica

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregare

prego

1. (after being thanked) you're welcome, don't mention it etc.
2. (in response to a request) yes, of course
3. (when walking or opening doors) after you, please, you first

• And other usages similar to the above.

• porge

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɡu
• Hyphenation: pre‧go

Deverbal from pregar. Sense 3 is possibly an ellipsis of bifana do prego or bitoque do prego.

prego m (plural pregos)

2. nail (metal fastener)
3. (informal) car's pedal (lever operated by one's foot)

   prego a fundo ― pedal to the metal

5. (Portugal, cooking) a type of steak made in Portugal, typically eaten as a sandwich filling

   Hyponyms: prego no pão, prego no prato

   1. a sandwich with such steak

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregar (“to nail”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregar (“to preach”)

• parafuso

• “prego”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “prego”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “prego”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “prego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

prego

1. first-person singular present indicative of pregar