name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
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Standard Lemma guide
presa
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Meaning 2
A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 3
A temporary dam, dyke or reservoir.
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Usage: Southwestern, US
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Presa. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Borrowed from Italian presa (“capture, seizure”).
From Spanish presa (“dam”), related to the above.