calabós

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calabozo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.ləˈβos]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.ləˈbos]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.laˈbos]

Noun

calabós m (plural calabossos)

prison cell
dungeon (an underground prison)
Synonyms: masmorra, tàvega

Further reading

“calabós” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“calabós”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“calabós” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“calabós” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Noun

calabós m pl

plural of calabó

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