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Spanish
Etymology
Clipping of preparatoria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾepa/
- Rhymes: -epa
- Syllabification: pre‧pa
Noun
prepa f (plural prepas or prepa)
- (Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, university slang) Clipping of preparatoria (“high school”).
2017 December 16, “Consejos eróticos para cerrar el año”, in Milenio:Se vale sacar ropa de antaño, si aún existe; leer un libro de la prepa o poner un contexto de fantasía que aumente el deseo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
prepa m or f by sense (plural prepas)
- (Puerto Rico, university slang) a first-year student at a university; a freshman or fresher
References
- “prepa” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010