prisa
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾi.zɐ/
prisa is spelled P-R-I-S-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prisa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the capturing of enemy vessels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine of priso (one detained in prison; prisoner).
What does prisa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefeminine of priso (one detained in prison; prisoner)
- 2
femininethe capturing of enemy vessels
- 3
feminineplunder
- 4
feminineprey
- 5
Portugalfeminineweir; dam
- 6
femininea road on elevated terrain that is difficult to travel on
- 7
femininesetting (of a material, such as cement)
- 8
femininecuspid; canine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of prisa
- prisas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prisa?
- Brazil /ˈpɾi.zɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾi.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is prisa in Portuguese?
prisa appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).