presidio
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763. Doublet of praesidium and presidium.
Noun
editpresidio (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
editItalian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin praesidium.
Noun
editpresidio m (plural presidi)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editpresidio
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
editEtymology
editFrom Latin praesidium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpresidio 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
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