ergástulo

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergastulum.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧gás‧tu‧lo

Noun

ergástulo m (plural ergástulos)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse, labour camp
  2. prison
    Synonyms: cárcere, enxovia

References

  1. ^ ergástulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.