ergástulo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin ergastulum.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧gás‧tu‧lo

Noun

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ergástulo m (plural ergástulos)

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

References

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  1. ^ ergástulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024