calaboose

cal·a·boose

 (kăl′ə-bo͞os′)

n. Chiefly Southern & Western US

A jail.

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[Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo, dungeon.]

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calaboose

(ˈkæləˌbuːs)

n

informal US a prison; jail

[C18: from Creole French, from Spanish calabozo dungeon, of unknown origin]

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cal•a•boose

(ˈkæl əˌbus, ˌkæl əˈbus)

n.

Slang. jail; prison.

[1785–95, Amer.; (< North American French) < Sp calabozo dungeon]

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Thesaurus

calaboose

noun

Chiefly Regional. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.

Informal: lockup, pen.

Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.

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Translations

calaboose

[ˈkæləbuːs] N (US) → jaula f; (= prison) → cárcel f

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calaboose

n (US inf) → Kittchen nt (inf)

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