preso

Etymology

presentation +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• (US, UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /pɹɛzəʊ/, /ˈpɹizəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛzəʊ, Rhymes: -izəʊ

Noun

preso (plural presos)

1. (computing, informal) presentation.
   • 1999 August 30, Eric Krock, “CodeStock E1 speakers: coordinating Gecko/JS embedding presentations”, netscape.public.mozilla.embedding, 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!, page 245, Xlibris Corporation

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

   • 2005 March 11, Carey Matthew Black, “AR System Presentation”, Remedy ARS, Google Groups

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

Anagrams

• OPers., Peros, Perso-, S'pore, Soper, Spero, opers, pores, poser, pro se, prose, reops, repos, ropes, spore

Noun

preso (plural presi)

1. pressure

Etymology

From Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ezo

Adjective

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

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

   Synonyms: indaffarato, coinvolto

2. (of thing) taken, occupied

   Synonym: occupato

Verb

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

1. past participle of prendere

Anagrams

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

Etymology

From Old Portuguese preso, from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.zu/
• Hyphenation: pre‧so

Adjective

preso m (feminine singular presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas, comparable)

1. imprisoned

Noun

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

1. prisoner

Verb

preso m (feminine singular presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural presas, infinitive prender)

1. Masculine singular past participle of prender

Etymology

From Latin prensus, from prehensus.

Adjective

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

1. imprisoned

Noun

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

1. prisoner

   Synonyms: cautivo, detenido, encarcelado, prisionero, recluso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish preso.

Noun

preso

1. prisoner