compresa
Spanish, noun/komˈpɾesa/
compresa is spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-S-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compresa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preparado medicinal que se aplica tópicamente a una lesión externa, impregnado en una pieza de gasa y fijado…”.
What does compresa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)
- 2
femininesanitary towel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Preparado medicinal que se aplica tópicamente a una lesión externa, impregnado en una pieza de gasa y fijado por un vendaje u otro medio. 2. Almohadilla de material absorbente que se fija al interior de la ropa interior de la mujer para absorber el flujo procedente de los genitales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compresa
- compresas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compresa?
- /komˈpɾesa/
- [kõmˈpɾe.sa]
- [kõmˈpɾesa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compresa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compresa in Spanish?
compresa appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).