preso
/ˈpɾeso/ · B1 · adj
imprisoned
⛓️ From prender, to seize: a preso is someone apprehended, as in prehensile
Latin prehendere (to grab) gave Spanish prender, to catch or arrest, and preso is its old past participle: seized. English prison comes from the same root, by way of Latin prehensio. Presa, the feminine form, also means prey or a catch.