calabozo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabozo.

Noun

calabozo (plural calabozos)

calaboose; prison

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Late Latin *calafodium, based on Latin fodiō (“I dig, bury”).

Pronunciation

(z-s distinction, ceceo merger) IPA^(key): /ka.la.ˈβo.θo/
(seseo merger) IPA^(key): /ka.la.ˈβo.so/

Noun

calabozo m (plural calabozos)

dungeon
prison, jail; prison cell

Synonyms

(dungeon): mazmorra f
(prison): cárcel f, prisión f
(prison cell): celda f

Derived terms

encalabozar verb

Descendants

French: calabouse
English: calaboose
Tagalog: kalaboso

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