preno

Borrowed from Spanish freno.

preno

1. brake

preno

1. To hit the brakes.

From Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”).

• Hyphenation: pre‧no

preno

1. brake

preno

1. to hit the brakes

Borrowed from Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeno/ [ˈpɾɛː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: pre‧no

preno (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

1. brake; brake pedal

   Synonym: breyk

   Apakan mo ang preno ng kotse.

   Step on the brake pedal of the car.

   • 1990, Masaklaw na Filipino‎^[1], page 141:

     Masdan mong maigi, mahal kong kaibigan, sapagkat walang preno ang iyong pulang sasakyan.

     Observe carefully, my dear friend, because your red car has no brakes.

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