presidio
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763.
Noun edit
presidio (plural presidios)
- A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25:
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin praesidium.
Noun edit
presidio m (plural presidi)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
presidio
References edit
- ^ presidio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading edit
- presidio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin praesidium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
presidio m (plural presidios)
- prison
- Synonym: cárcel
- imprisonment
- Synonyms: aprisionamiento, encarcelación
- (historical, military) garrison
- Synonym: guarnición
Descendants edit
- → English: presidio
Further reading edit
- “presidio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014