Galician

Noun

prensa f ‎(plural prensas)

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

Latin

Verb

prensā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prensō

Portuguese

Etymology

From prensar ‎(“to press”), from Latin pressāre, present active infinitive of pressō ‎(“I press”), frequentative of premō ‎(“I press”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‎(“to hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

1. press (device used to apply pressure)
2. printing press

Synonyms

• (device to apply pressure): compressor, espremedor
• (printing press): imprensa, impressora, prelo

Derived terms

• prensa de lagar

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Catalan premsa.

Noun

prensa f ‎(plural prensas)

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

Derived terms

• rueda de prensa

Etymology 2

Verb

prensa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of prensar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of prensar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of prensar.

References

• “prensa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.