Preta
Preta is a term with several distinct senses in different languages and cultural contexts. In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, pretas are hungry ghosts, spirits of insatiable desire that inhabit a realm between the living and the dead. In some traditions, offerings of food, water, and prayers are made to relieve their suffering and to avert harm they may cause to the living.
In Portuguese, preta is the feminine form of preto and means black. It is used as an
As a given name or nickname, Preta is used by some individuals. A well-known bearer is Preta