prenda

Meaning

prender

  1. to catch, to arrest
  2. to take, to pick up
  3. to light, to ignite
  4. to turn on (light, machine etc.)
  5. (Rioplatense, colloquial) to join, to go with

prendar

  1. to charm
  2. (reflexive) to fall for

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
pren‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɾenda/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish pendra, peñdra (with metathesis), from péñora, from Latin pignŏra, plural of pignus (“pledge; hostage”).

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