English Explanatory Dictionary

presa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
noun
  1. A temporary dam, dyke or reservoir.
name
  1. A surname from Spanish.

Word forms

presa presas

Etymology

From Italian presa (“capture, seizure”).

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