ergástulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ergastulum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈɡas.tu.lu/ [eɦˈɡas.tu.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈɡas.tu.lu/ [eɦˈɡas.tu.lu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /eɾˈɡas.tu.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eʁˈɡaʃ.tu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eɻˈɡas.tu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈɡaʃ.tu.lu/ [ɛɾˈɣaʃ.tu.lu]

• Hyphenation: er‧gás‧tu‧lo

Noun

ergástulo m (plural ergástulos)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse, labour camp
2. prison

   Synonyms: cárcere, enxovia