prepa

See also: prépa

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of preparatoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾepa/ [ˈpɾe.pa]
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: pre‧pa

Noun

prepa f (plural prepas or prepa)

1. (Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, university slang) clipping of preparatoria (“high school”)
   • 2017 December 16, “Consejos eróticos para cerrar el año”, in Milenio‎:

     Se vale sacar ropa de antaño, si aún existe; leer un libro de la prepa o poner un contexto de fantasía que aumente el deseo.

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Noun

prepa m or f by sense (plural prepas)

1. (Puerto Rico, university slang) a first-year student at a university; a freshman or fresher

References

• “prepa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010