cárcel
See also: carcel
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin carcer, carcerem.
Noun edit
cárcel f (plural cárceles)
- prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
Synonyms edit
Leonese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin carcer, carcerem.
Noun edit
cárcel f (plural cárceles)
References edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish carcel, from Latin carcerem. The feminine gender is analogous.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkaɾθel/ [ˈkaɾ.θel]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkaɾsel/ [ˈkaɾ.sel]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -aɾθel
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -aɾsel
- Syllabification: cár‧cel
Noun edit
cárcel f (plural cárceles)
- prison
- Synonyms: prisión, penitenciaría, trullo, (Chile) chucho
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: karsel
Further reading edit
- “cárcel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014