Similar words
cárcel
presidio is more formal or historical for "prison," like a penal colony; cárcel is the everyday word.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
presídio
presídio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prison."
Portuguese
prisão
prisão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "prison."
Practice
1 What does presidio mean?
prison
2 Fill the gap: Lo enviaron al ___.
Full sentence: Lo enviaron al presidio. (They sent him to prison.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches presidio?
presidio: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.