Polyglot Dictionary

masmorra

/mazˈmoxɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as masmorras

Meaning

  1. dungeon

    • Prenderam-no na masmorra.

      They locked him in the dungeon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

calabouço

calabouço and masmorra are close synonyms for "dungeon," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Kerker

Kerker is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dungeon."

German

Verlies

Verlies is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dungeon."

Spanish

mazmorra

mazmorra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dungeon."

Practice

1 What does masmorra mean?

2 Fill the gap: Prenderam-no na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches masmorra?

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