présa

See also: presa, Presa, and preša

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pressa, from Latin pressus. Cognate with Portuguese pressa and Spanish prisa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾɛsɐ/ [ˈpɾɛ.s̺ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɐ
  • Hyphenation: pré‧sa

Noun

présa f (plural présas)

  1. hurry, rush, urgency
    Voume alá, que teño présa.
    I'm leaving; I'm in a hurry.

Derived terms
  • á présa (“in a hurry, hurried”)
  • pouca présa (“little hurry”)

References
  • “pressa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pressa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “presa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “présa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “présa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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