presidio

See also: presidió, presidiò, and Presidio

English

Etymology

From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763. Doublet of praesidium and presidium.

Noun

presidio (plural presidios)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• Presidio County

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈsi.djo/, /preˈzi.djo/
• Rhymes: -idjo
• Hyphenation: pre‧sì‧dio

Etymology 1

From Latin praesidium.

Noun

presidio m (plural presidi)

1. garrison
2. presidium

Related terms

• presidiare

Etymology 2

Verb

presidio

1. first-person singular present indicative of presidiare

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)

1. prison

   Synonym: cárcel

2. imprisonment

   Synonyms: aprisionamiento, encarcelación

3. (historical, military) garrison

   Synonym: guarnición

Descendants

• → English: presidio

Further reading

• “presidio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28