presë

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛsə/

From pres (“to cut”) +‎ -ë.

presë f (plural presa, definite presa, definite plural presat)

1. blade, cutting instrument

   Synonym: thikare

2. edge, cutting edge

   Synonyms: teh, prerëse

3. turnout, place where irrigation canal bifurcates

   Synonym: çakë

4. (figurative) treachery, backstabbing

   Synonyms: pabesi, thikashpinë, besëprerje, besëshkelje, njimti, tradhti

5. each of the irrigation lines that spreads through the fields, out of a main line

   Synonyms: prijë, vijë, rrëke, prijëz, hulli, veterrik, shtjekë

6. fish barrier, fish weir

   Synonym: sfrat

7. ship's bow, ship's prow

   Synonym: hundë

• “presë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026