Cecot

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See also: CECOT

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cecot (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo).

Proper noun

Cecot

  1. The Terrorism Confinement Center; a large maximum security prison located in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
    • 2024 November 6, David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, “Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador”, in CNN:
      But the ruthless cleaning up of those streets and merciless treatment of gang members have triggered outrage and concern among human rights organizations, which have condemned Cecot as inhumane and unacceptable.

Polish

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Proper noun

Cecot m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Cecot f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Cecot”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce , 2022

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈkot/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈkot/
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Syllabification: Ce‧cot

Proper noun

Cecot m

  1. abbreviation of Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, a large maximum security prison located in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
    • 2025 March 16, Merlin Delcid, “El Salvador recibe a 238 deportados, supuestos miembros del Tren de Aragua, y los envía a la megaprisión de Bukele”, in CNN en Español:
      Los detenidos llegaron en un vuelo este domingo al aeropuerto internacional de El Salvador y fueron trasladados de inmediato, bajo un fuerte dispositivo de seguridad, al Centro de Confinamiento de Terrorismo, Cecot, la prisión más grande y nueva del país, con una capacidad máxima para 40.000 reos.
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