penitenciaría

See also: penitenciaria and penitenciária

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penitenθjaˈɾia/ [pe.ni.t̪ẽn̟.θjaˈɾi.a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /penitensjaˈɾia/ [pe.ni.t̪ẽn.sjaˈɾi.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pe‧ni‧ten‧cia‧rí‧a

Etymology 1

From penitenciario + -ía.

Noun

penitenciaría f (plural penitenciarías)

1. penitentiary
2. prison

   Synonyms: cárcel, prisión

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

penitenciaría

1. first/third-person singular conditional of penitenciar

Further reading

• “penitenciaría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025