presidio
See also: presidió and presidiò
English
Etymology
From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763.
Noun
presidio (plural presidios)
- A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
Derived terms
- Presidio County
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈsi.djo/, /preˈzi.djo/[1]
- Rhymes: -idjo
- Hyphenation: pre‧sì‧dio
Etymology 1
From Latin praesidium.
Noun
presidio m (plural presidi)
- garrison
- presidium
Related terms
- presidiare
Verb
presidio
- first-person singular present indicative of presidiare
References
- presidio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- presidio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praesidium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈsidjo/ [pɾeˈsi.ð̞jo]
- Rhymes: -idjo
- Syllabification: pre‧si‧dio
Noun
presidio m (plural presidios)
- prison
- Synonym: cárcel
- imprisonment
- (historical, military) garrison
Descendants
- → English: presidio
Further reading
- “presidio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014