ergástulo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ergastulum.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛɾˈɡaʃtulu/
  • Hyphenation: er‧gás‧tu‧lo

Noun

ergástulo m (plural ergástulos)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse, labour camp
  2. prison
    Synonyms: cárcere, enxovia

References
  1. “ergástulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.