mazmorra

Concepts

dungeon

cell

donjon

keep

Synonyms

calabozo

cárcel

mina

torre del homenaje

Translations

Verlies

masmorra

masmorra

cachot

oubliette

zindan

calabouço

μπουντρούμι

torre de menagem

calabós

prigione sotterranea

donjon

kerker

Kerker

Hyphenated as

maz‧mo‧rra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maθˈmora/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: مَطْمُورَة

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra, “granary, cellar”), from the root ط م ر (ṭ m r).