penal

/peˈnal/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
los penales

Meaning

  1. prison; penalty

    • Cumple condena en el penal.

      He serves time in prison.

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

Similar words

prisión

prisión and penal are close synonyms for "prison"; penal also separately means "penalty," like in a penal code or a sports penalty.

Practice

1 What does penal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cumple condena en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches penal?

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