interpresa

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Spanish

Etymology

From inter- +‎ presa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inteɾˈpɾesa/
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧pre‧sa

Noun

interpresa f (plural interpresas)

  1. (obsolete) A sudden and unexpected military action.
    • 1787-1791, Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor, Semanario erudito que comprehende varias obras ineditas, criticas, morales, instructivas, políticas, históricas, satíricas, y jocosas de nuestros mejores autores antiguos y modernos, volume 33, page 71:
      La voz que habia corrido de que el Rey salia el dia de nuestra Señora, para en la nueva que vino de una interpresa que se fue á hacer.
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