prigione
See also: Prigione
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- priscione (obsolete)
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Etymology 1 edit
From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiōnem (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize, grab”).[1] Doublet of prensione.
Noun edit
prigione f (plural prigioni)
- (law enforcement, prison) jail, prison
- (law enforcement, slang) cooler
- Synonyms: carcere, detenzione, galera, prigionia
- (by extension) imprisonment, incarceration, detention
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Etymology 2 edit
From a metonymic use of the above noun.
Noun edit
prigione m (plural prigioni)