noun, feminine/ˈpɾisa/plural: prisas
hurry, rush, urgency
“Me voy, que tengo prisa.” — I'm leaving; I'm in a hurry.
Synonyms: premura, apuro, urgencia
Antonyms: holgura
Related: a toda prisa, aprisa, darse prisa, deprisa, de prisa
From Old Spanish priesa, from Latin pressa. Cognate with Sicilian prexa ~prescia.