preto-velho

Portuguese

Pretos-velhos

Alternative forms

• preto velho

Etymology

Literally, “old black man”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tu ˈvɛ.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tu ˈvɛ.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.to ˈvɛ.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tu ˈvɛ.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tu ˈvɛ.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.tu ˈbɛ.ʎu/ [ˈpɾe.tu ˈβɛ.ʎu]

Noun

preto-velho m (plural pretos-velhos)

1. (Brazil, religion) spirit of a deceased African slave in Umbanda

Further reading

• “preto-velho”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024