prensa

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See also: prensá

Galician[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. printing press
  2. press (print-based media)

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

prēnsā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of prēnsō

Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. pregnancy
    Synonyms: grossessa, emprenhament

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Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From prensar (“to press”), from Latin pressāre (“to press”), frequentative of premō (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun[edit]

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (device used to apply pressure)
    Synonyms: compressor, espremedor
  2. printing press
    Synonyms: imprensa, impressora, prelo
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

prensa

  1. inflection of prensar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾensa/ [ˈpɾẽn.sa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: pren‧sa

Etymology 1[edit]

From Catalan premsa.

Noun[edit]

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (print-based media)
  2. press (machine or exercise)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

prensa

  1. inflection of prensar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

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