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noun, masculine

presillo

/pɾeˈsiʝo/

noun, masculine/pɾeˈsiʝo/plural: presillos

prison

Joaquina. ¿Razones? Mil testigos hay que sepan la palabra; sobre la honra de mi hija, aunque se venda la cama, irás á un presillo, ó te has de casar con ella.Joaquina. Reasons? There are a thousand witnesses who know the word; about my daughter's honor, even if the bed is sold, you'll go to prison, or you will marry her.

Inherited from Latin praesidium, after following the sporadic [dj] > [ʎ] palatalization (as in omezillo). Doublet of presidio, which was borrowed.