presidi

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See also: presidí

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesidium. Doublet of presídium. Compare Spanish presidio (“prison”).

Pronunciation

Noun

presidi m (plural presidis)

  1. prison
    Synonym: presó
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      –Em consta que fa anys i panys que s'ha abandonat la ruta. Volien convertir l'illa en un presidi per als dirigents bòer. Alguna cosa així, no ho sé.
      –It's obvious that the route was abandoned ages ago. They wanted to convert the island into a prison for Boer leaders. Something like that, I don't know.
  2. (archaic) garrison
    Synonym: guarnició

Further reading

Italian

Noun

presidi m or f

  1. plural of preside

Noun

presidi m

  1. plural of presidio

Verb

presidi

  1. inflection of presidiare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Portuguese

Verb

presidi

  1. inflection of presidir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
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