Associations to the word «Presto»
Noun
Wiktionary
PRESTO, adverb. (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.
PRESTO, interjection. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.
PRESTO, noun. (poker slang) A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
PRESTO CHANGE-O, interjection. (informal) Indicates the suddenness of a change or transformation, as a magic trick in which one object appears to be suddenly transformed into another.
PRESTO CHANGEO, interjection. Alternative form of presto chango
PRESTO CHANGO, interjection. (informal) Indicates the suddenness of a change or transformation, as a magic trick in which one object appears to be suddenly transformed into another.
Dictionary definition
PRESTO, adverb. Suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift.
PRESTO, adverb. At a very fast tempo (faster than allegro).
PRESTO, adjective. (of tempo) very fast.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.