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preso.

arrested; imprisoned (having been taken into legal custody)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɾe.zu/Brazil/ˈpɾe.zu/Portugal

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

  2. stuck

  3. tied; fastened

  4. attached; connected

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈpɾe.zu/Brazil/ˈpɾe.zu/Portugal

  1. prisoner

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈpɾe.zu/Brazil/ˈpɾe.zu/Portugal

  1. past participle of prender

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈpɾɛ.zu/Brazil/ˈpɾɛ.zu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of presar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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