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Etymology edit

Blend of apresar +‎ prixón (today prisión, "prison").[1]

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Verb edit

apreixar (first-person singular present apreixo, first-person singular preterite apreixei, past participle apreixado)

  1. to seize, grasp; secure
    Synonyms: agarrar, tomar
    • c. 1780, anonymous author, Cincuenta décimas contra Cernadas:
      porque rabuñou a certo cavaleiro co as uñas dos seus Pes: apreixanllas ben, para que non rasque a outro.
      because he clawed certain gentleman with the nails of his feet: secure them well, for not scratching another
  2. to tie up
    Synonym: atar

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References edit

  1. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “prender”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos