Etymology

calabozo

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Today it means: calaboose; prison Full definition →

Spanish calabozo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcalabozo
  2. English todaycalabozo

Borrowed from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calaboose.

Words from the same roots

Spanishcalabozo all →

calaboose

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