compresa

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈpɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈpɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [komˈpɾe.za]
• Rhymes: -ɛza

From Latin compressa, feminine form of compressus (“compressed”).

compresa f (plural compreses)

1. compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

compresa f sg

1. feminine singular of comprès

• “compresa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “compresa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “compresa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “compresa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /komˈpre.za/, (traditional) /komˈpre.sa/^[1]
• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: com‧pré‧sa

compresa

1. feminine singular of compreso

compresa f sg

1. feminine singular of compreso

• comparse, scamperò, scompare

From Latin compressa.

• IPA^(key): /komˈpɾesa/ [kõmˈpɾe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: com‧pre‧sa

compresa f (plural compresas)

1. compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)
2. sanitary towel

• “compresa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024