calabozo

/kalaˈβoso/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
calabozos

Meaning

  1. cell

    • Pasó la noche en el calabozo.

      He spent the night in the cell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

celda

celda and calabozo both mean "cell," a prison cell; celda is more standard or modern, calabozo implies a darker, more dungeon-like cell.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cela

cela is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cell."

Portuguese

célula

célula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cell."

Practice

1 What does calabozo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pasó la noche en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches calabozo?

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