calabozo

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noun

calaboose; prison

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nouncalabozo (plural calabozos)

plural calabozos

Origin

  1. Spanishcalabozo
  2. Englishcalabozo

Borrowed from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calaboose.

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APA

calabozo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabozo

MLA

“calabozo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabozo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calabozo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calabozo.

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