gaol
Meaning
Synonyms
put behind bars
bolt in
cage in
commit to prison
go to prison
prison house
detention house
bastile
put in jail
jail house
clap in prison
Translations
prigione
Gefängnis
prison
prisão
gevangenis
cárcel
φυλακή
carcerPronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒeɪ(ə)l/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English gayole, gaiol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile, via Old French gaiole, gayolle, gaole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Late Latin caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). See also cage.
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