prigione
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See also: Prigione
Italian
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Etymology 1
From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiōnem (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize, grab”).[1] Doublet of prensione.
Noun
prigione f (plural prigioni)
- (law enforcement, prison) jail, prison
- (law enforcement, slang) cooler
- Synonyms: carcere, detenzione, galera, prigionia
- (by extension) imprisonment, incarceration, detention
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Etymology 2
From a metonymic use of the above noun.
Noun
prigione m (plural prigioni)
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- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰed-
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