penal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːnəl

[edit] Etymology

Old French peinal, from Mediaeval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“‘punishment’”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē), “‘punishment’”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoyneh₂.

[edit] Adjective

penal (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to punishment
   • penal servitude
2. Subject to punishment; punishable
   • a penal offence
3. Serving as a place of punishment
   • a penal colony

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aelnp
• Alpen
• Nepal
• panel
• plane
• plena

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

penal m. and f. (plural penales)

1. penal