imprenta

Spanish

Etymology

From emprenta, borrowed from French empreinte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpɾenta/ [ĩmˈpɾẽn̪.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: im‧pren‧ta

Noun

imprenta f (plural imprentas)

1. printing (the technology)
2. printing press
3. printer (a factory where printing is done)

Derived terms

• letra de imprenta
• libertad de imprenta
• metal de imprenta
• pie de imprenta
• tinta de imprenta
• yerro de imprenta

 

Further reading

• “imprenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16