ergástulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ergastulum.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eʁˈɡas.tu.lu/ [eɦˈɡas.tu.lu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /eɾˈɡas.tu.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eʁˈɡaʃ.tu.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eɻˈɡas.tu.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛɾˈɡaʃ.tu.lu/ [ɛɾˈɣaʃ.tu.lu]

  • Hyphenation: er‧gás‧tu‧lo

Noun

ergástulo m (plural ergástulos)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse, labour camp
  2. prison
    Synonyms: cárcere, enxovia

References
  1. “ergástulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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