prego
0 antonyms and opposites of prego, grouped by meaning.
Interjection — An Italian word used to reply to a thank-you, meaning "you're welcome", and also to invite someone to go ahead, sit down or help themselves.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. interjection
An Italian word used to reply to a thank-you, meaning "you're welcome", and also to invite someone to go ahead, sit down or help themselves.
“I said grazie and the waiter answered prego.”
How to Use Prego
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
The Italian sense is polite and everyday in Italy. The "pregnant" sense is casual English slang and can sound flippant.
Etymology
Italian prego, literally "I pray", the first-person form of pregare "to pray, to beg", from Latin precari.
Full origin of prego →Frequently Asked Questions
What does prego mean in Italian?
Most often "you're welcome", said in reply to grazie. It is also used to mean "please go ahead", "after you" or "come in", and shopkeepers use it to mean "what can I get you?"
What is the difference between prego and per favore?
Per favore is "please" when you are asking for something. Prego is the reply or the invitation: you say per favore when requesting, prego when granting or when someone thanks you.
Does prego mean pregnant?
Only in informal English slang, where prego is a jokey shortening of pregnant. It has no such meaning in Italian.