prinsa

prinsa m

1. accusative indefinite plural of prins
2. genitive indefinite plural of prins

• pirinsa

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾinsa/ [ˈpɾin̪.sɐ], /pɾinˈsa/ [pɾɪn̪ˈsa]
• Rhymes: -insa, -a
• Syllabification: prin‧sa

Possibly borrowed from Spanish presa (“dam”), ultimately from Latin prehēnsā.

prinsa or prinsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. dam; floodgate

   Coordinate terms: pilapil, dike, saplad

Borrowed from Spanish prensa (“press”), from Catalan premsa, ultimately from Latin pressō. Doublet of prensa.

prinsa or prinsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. round clothes iron that uses charcoal to heat up

   Synonyms: plantsa, plantsa de uling

• “prinsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018