preso

See also: Preso and presó

English

Etymology

presentation +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɛzəʊ/, /ˈpɹiːzəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛzəʊ

Noun

preso (plural presos)

1. (computing, informal) A presentation.
   • 1999 August 30, Eric Krock, “CodeStock E1 speakers: coordinating Gecko/JS embedding presentations”, in netscape.public.mozilla.embedding‎^[1] (Usenet):

     We need to provide a pause of "down time" after each preso for the streaming team to save the captured video to disk before beginning the next presentation.

   • 2003 August, J. D. Richard, Oh, Crapper!, Xlibris Corporation, page 245:

     “Now that I've finished Russ's preso, neither do I!”

   • 2005 March 11, Carey Matthew Black, “AR System Presentation”, in Remedy ARS (Usenet):

     Sorry no formal preso for you, but the first point is a real killer in my book.

Anagrams

• Prose, ropes, S'pore, reops, Soper, ERPOs, spore, Poers, Spero, Perso-, soper, Peros, prose, OPers., poser, pores, Ropes, Poser, repos, opers, pro se

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• priso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish preso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeso/ [ˈpɾe.so]

Noun

préso

1. prisoner, inmate, convict

Derived terms

• magpreso
• presohan
• presohon

See also

• karsel
• resinto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *per-?

Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.

Proto-Italic *pres-

Latin premō

Latin imprimō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin impressiōnembor.

French impressionbor.

Esperanto presi

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *-os

Old Latin -os

Latin -um

Italian -oder.

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Italic *-om

Latin -um

Spanish -oder.

Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der.

Esperanto -o

Esperanto preso

From presi + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpreso/
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pre‧so

Noun

preso (accusative singular preson, plural presoj, accusative plural presojn)

1. printing

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prēnsus, variant of prehēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeso/ [ˈpɾe.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Hyphenation: pre‧so

Adjective

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas)

1. imprisoned
2. captured; bound

Noun

preso m (plural presos, feminine presa, feminine plural presas)

1. prisoner

Participle

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas)

1. past participle of prender

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “preso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “preso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “preso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “preso”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “preso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpreso/

Noun

preso (plural presi)

1. pressure

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prēnsus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpre.zo/, (traditional) /ˈpre.so/
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: pré‧so

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Adjective

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presi, feminine plural prese)

1. busy, taken up, preoccupied (of person)

   Synonyms: indaffarato, coinvolto

2. taken, occupied (of thing)

   Synonym: occupato

Participle

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presi, feminine plural prese)

1. past participle of prendere

Anagrams

• perso, porse, prose, respo, spero, sperò, spore

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin prehēnsus, from prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from *prai- + *hendō.

Adjective

preso m (plural presos, feminine presa, feminine plural presas)

1. imprisoned

Noun

preso m (plural presos, feminine presa, feminine plural presas)

1. prisoner

Participle

preso

1. past participle of prender

Descendants

• Galician: preso
• Portuguese: preso

Etymology 2

Noun

preso m (plural presos)

1. alternative form of preço

References

• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “preso1”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “preso2”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “preso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “preso”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prēnsus, variant of prehēnsus.

Alternative forms

• prêso (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.zu/

• Rhymes: -ezu
• Hyphenation: pre‧so

Adjective

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas)

1. arrested; imprisoned (having been taken into legal custody)

   Synonym: encarcerado

2. stuck

   Synonym: emperrado

3. tied; fastened

   Synonyms: atado, amarrado

   • 1837 June 3, “A balea — e a sua pesca”, in O Panorama, volume 1, number 5, Lisbon: Sociedade Propagadora dos Conhecimentos Úteis, page 34, column 2:

     As linhas-baleeiras são fabricadas do melhor cânamo, e feitas com todo o cuidado. Tem de diametro tres quartos de pollegada, e de comprido 120 braças, e a bordo de cada lancha se mettem seis juntas umas ás outras. Preso o arpão a uma ponta, o resto da linha é enroscado com toda a regularidade nos repartimentos da lancha, e a outra extremidade tem de prevenção uma azèlha, para poder accrescentar-se outra porção de linhas d'outra lancha, no caso de precisão.

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4. attached; connected

   Synonyms: conectado, ligado

   • 1982 August 6, Maria Helena Araújo, “A Vitória Da Fé Sobre A Dor”, in Placar, number 637, São Paulo: Abril, Histórias Que a Bola Não Conta, page 51, column 1:

     Quando chutou a primeira, sentiu o pé dobrar e ouviu um barulho semelhante ao de um ano atrás. E a dor. Era outra fratura, no mesmo lugar, causada pelo parafuso preso ao osso.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: preso (adverb)
• → Nheengatu: prezu

Noun

preso m (plural presos, feminine presa, feminine plural presas)

1. prisoner

   Synonyms: prisioneiro, presidiário, recluso

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Preso

Participle

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas)

1. past participle of prender

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.zu/

• Rhymes: -ɛzu
• Hyphenation: pre‧so

Verb

preso

1. first-person singular present indicative of presar

Further reading

• “preso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “preso”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “preso”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “preso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “preso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin prēnsus, from Latin prehēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeso/ [ˈpɾe.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pre‧so

Adjective

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas)

1. imprisoned

   Synonyms: detenido, encarcelado, recluso

Noun

preso m (plural presos, feminine presa, feminine plural presas)

1. prisoner

   Synonyms: cautivo, detenido, encarcelado, prisionero, recluso

Derived terms

• cuerda de presos
• ir preso
• preso de conciencia
• tomar preso

Related terms

• prender
• presa

Descendants

• → Cebuano: priso
• → Central Bikol: preso
• → Tagalog: preso

Further reading

• “preso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piriso
• priso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish preso, from Vulgar Latin prēnsus, from Latin prehēnsus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeso/ [ˈpɾɛː.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pre‧so

Noun

preso (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓ)

1. prisoner

   Synonyms: bilanggo, bihag, kulong, prisonero

2. prison; penitentiary

   Synonyms: bilangguan, bilibid, piitan, kalaboso, karsel, kulungan, presuhan

Derived terms

• presuhan
• tumbang preso

Related terms

• prinsa

See also

• presinto

Further reading

• “preso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018