prigione

Meaning

1. (feminine) jail, prison
2. (feminine, slang) cooler
3. (broadly, feminine) imprisonment, incarceration, detention

Concepts

prison

jail

gaol

slammer

cell

jailhouse

pokey

poky

prison

penitentiary

lockup

clink

chokey

prison house

penalty corner

crowbar hotel

short corner

three hots and a cot

jail

bastille

gaol

big house

captivity

coop

deliverance

goal

imprisonment

jug

keep

lock up

prison cell

stir

Synonyms

carcere

galera

gattabuia

ergastolo

penitenziario

aresto

carceramento

carcerazione

cattività

detenzione

punizione

gabbia

imprigionamento

prigionia

reclusione

capponaia

prigione sotterranea

casa di pena

istituto di pena

istituto penitenziario

Translations

Gefängnis

prison

cárcel

prisión

prisão

gevangenis

cadeia

cárcere

carcer

Knast

φυλακή

presó

kerker

preson

Hyphenated as

pri‧gió‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/priˈd͡ʒo.ne/

Etymology

From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiōnem (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize, grab”). Doublet of prensione.