presa
Portuguese, noun
presa is spelled P-R-E-S-A (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “prey (that which may be seized by animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”). With an accent, prêsa is a different word: “feminine singular of prêso”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de apresar ou de apreender ao inimigo coisas que servem para transportar ou são transportadas”.
What does presa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprey (that which may be seized by animals)
- 2
feminineprey (animal that is eaten by another living being)
- 3
femininefang (long pointed tooth)
- 4
femininetusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)
- 5
femininebooty (loot attained by plundering)
- 6
femininefemale equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”)
- 7
feminineclimbing hold, handhold
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of preso
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of preso
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of prêso
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de apresar ou de apreender ao inimigo coisas que servem para transportar ou são transportadas 2. o que é ocupado com violência 3. dente canino 4. garra de ave de rapina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of presa
- presas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to presa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is presa in Portuguese?
presa appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).