preno

See also: preño and preñó

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish freno.

Noun

preno

1. brake

Verb

preno

1. To hit the brakes.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧no

Noun

preno

1. brake

Verb

preno

1. to hit the brakes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeno/, [ˈpɾɛ.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: pre‧no

Noun

preno (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

1. brake; brake pedal

   Synonym: breyk

   Apakan mo ang preno ng kotse.

   Step on the brake pedal of the car.

   • 1990, Masaklaw na Filipino‎^[1], page 141:

     Masdan mong maigi, mahal kong kaibigan, sapagkat walang preno ang iyong pulang sasakyan.

     Observe carefully, my dear friend, because your red car has no brakes.

Derived terms

• ipreno
• magpreno
• prumeno

 

Related terms

• pirme

 

Further reading

• “preno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018