compresa

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kumˈpɾe̞.zə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [komˈpɾə.zə] IPA(key): (Central) [kumˈpɾɛ.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [komˈpɾe.za] Rhymes: -ɛza === Etymology 1 === From Latin compressa, feminine form of compressus (“compressed”). ==== Noun ==== compresa f (plural compreses) compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== compresa f sg feminine singular of comprès === Further reading === “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, 2026 “compresa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “compresa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈpre.za/, (traditional) /komˈpre.sa/ Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa Hyphenation: com‧pré‧sa === Adjective === compresa feminine singular of compreso === Participle === compresa f sg feminine singular of compreso === References === === Anagrams === comparse, scamperò, scompare == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin compressa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈpɾesa/ [kõmˈpɾe.sa] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: com‧pre‧sa === Noun === compresa f (plural compresas) compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds) sanitary towel === Further reading === “compresa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025