prinsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish prensa (“press”), Catalan premsa, ultimately from Latin pressō.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: prin‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾinsa/, [ˈpɾɪn.sɐ]

Noun

prinsa

  1. round clothes iron that uses charcoal to heat up
    Synonyms: plantsa, plantsa de uling

Derived terms
  • magprinsa
  • prinsahan
  • prinsahin

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Spanish presa (“dam”), ultimately from Latin prehēnsā.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: prin‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾinsa/, [ˈpɾɪn.sɐ]

Noun

prinsa

  1. dam; floodgate
    Coordinate terms: pilapil, dike, saplad

Derived terms
  • prinsahan
  • prinsahin
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