prigione
Italian
Alternative forms
- priscione (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative form of prehensiō (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“I seize, grab”).[1] Doublet of prensione.
Noun
prigione f (plural prigioni)
- (law enforcement, prison) jail, prison
- (law enforcement, slang) cooler
- (by extension) imprisonment, incarceration, detention
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Etymology 2
From a metonymic use of the above noun.
Noun
prigione m (plural prigioni)
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- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/one
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰed-
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- it:Law enforcement
- Italian slang
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