# presa
## English
### Etymology 1

From Italian presa (“capture, seizure”).

#### Noun

presa (plural presas)
* (music) A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.

### Etymology 2

From Spanish presa (“dam”), related to the above.

#### Noun

presa (plural presas)
* (Southwestern US) A temporary dam, dyke or reservoir.
** 1970, William T. Sanders, The Teotihuacan Valley project final report, pages 285–286:They are equalled in their productive capacity only by the highest terraces on the slopes of Cerro Gordo in the same region, and their production approaches that of the irrigated lands in the Lower Valley. The significance of the presas for agriculture stems from the humidity retention capacity they possess and their ideal location for trapping both soil [...] and water. [...] it is very rare that a crop is lost in the presas [...] Maize is planted as early as February in some presas. Special planting techniques are also applied to the presas to make available subsoil moisture.
** 1999, Catholic Southwest, volumes 10-14, page 109:Tijerina also provides descriptions of the presas or clay reservoirs that provided water for all living creatures, and [...]

### Anagrams

* rapes, après, Pears, prase, as per, Spera, apers, spaer, RESPA, pears, Spare, après-, reaps, præs., apres, parse, Rapes, Earps, Asper, aprés, spear, Spear, Peras, spare, asper, pares, sarpe

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pres̺a/ [pre.s̺a]
* Rhymes: -es̺a, -a
* Hyphenation: pre‧sa

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish prisa (“hurry”).

#### Noun

presa inan
* hurry

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish presa (“dam”).

#### Noun

presa inan
* dam
* reservoir

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “presa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “presa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈpɾɛ.zə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈpɾə.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpɾe.za]

### Etymology 1

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of prendre (“to take”).

#### Noun

presa f (plural preses)
* taking, grabbing, seizing
* capture
* something taken, e.g.:
** dose (of medicine)
** recording (of audio or video)
** prey
* (law, war, nautical) prize of war (neutral or enemy ship carrying weapons, seized during wartime)
* (law, war) angary
* (law, war) property seized under the right of angary
* electrical connection
* device or cable used to make an electrical connection
* power outlet
* electrical plug
* (electricity) ground
* dam, barrage
* diversion (of a river)
* water diverted or retained behind a dam
* sluice
* hardening or binding (of an adhesive)
* (climbing) hold (for feet or hands)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

presa f (plural preses)
* female equivalent of pres (“prisoner”)

#### Participle

presa f sg
* feminine singular of pres

#### Adjective

presa f sg
* feminine singular of pres

### Further reading

* “presa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “presa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “presa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “presa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Spanish fresa, from French fraise, from earlier fraige, from Latin frāga, plural of frāgum.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pre‧sa

### Noun

presa
* any member of the genus Fragaria
* the fruit of this plant; strawberry

#### Synonyms

* estroberi

## Galician
### Etymology

Feminine of preso (“imprisoned; captured; bound; prisoner”), from Latin prehensus (“seized”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɾesa/ [ˈpɾe.s̺ɐ]
* Rhymes: -esa
* Hyphenation: pre‧sa

### Noun

presa f (plural presas)
* a handful
** 1390, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 1:vn rromeu alamã cõ outros de sua cõpana tomou hũa grã presa de dineiros de prata et ofereçeos sobre la cousela da cabeça de Santiagoa pilgrim from Germany, with others from his group, took a large handful of silver coins and offered them over the receptacle of the head of [the statue representing] Saint James
    Synonyms: manchea, manda
* dam
    Synonyms: encoro, represa
** canal
*** 1382, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Ferrol: Estudios Mindonienses, page 181:
    et doutra parte departese porla agoa que vay porla presa do moyno de Veygaand in the other side it limits by the water that runs by the canal of the mill of Veiga
** reservoir
* catch (something which is captured or caught)
    Synonym: botín
* prey
    Synonym: prea
* female equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”)

#### Related terms

* prender
* preso

### Adjective

presa
* feminine singular of preso

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “presa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “presa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “presa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “presa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “presa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpre.za/, (traditional) /ˈpre.sa/
* Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
* Hyphenation: pré‧sa

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

presa f sg
* feminine singular of preso

#### Participle

presa f sg
* feminine singular of preso

### Etymology 2

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of prendere (“to take”).

#### Noun

presa f (plural prese)
* (sports, wrestling) grip, hold, grasp, grip
* capture
* pinch (small quantity)
* outlet (passage allowing the escape of something)
    presa elettrica ― socket (literally, “electrical outlet”)
    presa d'acqua ― water outlet
    presa del gas ― gas outlet

### References

* ↑ presa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* Serpa, Sprea, aspre, parse, persa, raspe, saper, serpa, spare, spera

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Feminine of preso (“imprisoned; captured; bound; prisoner”), from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prehēnsus (“seized”), perfect passive participle of prehendō (“to seize; to catch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɾe.zɐ/
* Hyphenation: pre‧sa

### Noun

presa f (plural presas)
* prey (that which may be seized by animals)
* prey (animal that is eaten by another living being)
    Synonym: caça
    Antonym: predador
* fang (long pointed tooth)
    Synonym: canino
* tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)
    Synonym: marfim
* female equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”)
* (climbing) climbing hold, handhold

#### Derived terms

* presa fácil

### Adjective

presa f sg
* feminine singular of preso

#### Related terms

* apreensão
* prender
* preso

### Participle

presa f sg
* feminine singular of preso

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French presser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /preˈsa/

### Verb

a presa (third-person singular present presează, past participle presat) 1st conjugation
* to press

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* presa in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin prēnsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɾesa/ [ˈpɾe.sa]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: pre‧sa

### Noun

presa f (plural presas)
* reservoir, dam
* piece of meat
* portion or piece of food
* capture
* prey
* stolen good
* sluice (artificial passage of water)
* weir

#### Derived terms

* perro de presa
* presa de hielo
* presa fácil (“pushover, easy prey, easy pickings”)

#### Related terms

* prender
* preso

### Noun

presa f (plural presas)
* female equivalent of preso

### Adjective

presa
* feminine singular of preso

### Further reading

* “presa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “presa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010