prensa

See also: prensá

Galician

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

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

Latin

Verb

prēnsā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of prēnsō

Occitan

Alternative forms

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. pregnancy
    Synonyms: grossessa, emprenhament

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (device used to apply pressure)
    Synonyms: compressor, espremedor
  2. printing press
    Synonyms: imprensa, impressora, prelo
Derived terms
  • prensa de lagar

Verb

prensa

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Catalan premsa.

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

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

Verb

prensa

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

Further reading

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