Noun
preta (plural pretas)
A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
A hungry ghost (Tibetan: yidag, yi-dvags; Sanskrit: preta, परत) has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied. Source: Internet
Researchers have found that the fertile Terra preta (black earth) is distributed over large areas in the Amazon forest. Source: Internet
This created dark soil areas known as terra preta de índio (Indian Dark Earth). Source: Internet