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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cella, with the -ld- arising from the effort of pronouncing a double Latin -ll- at the time (cf. rebelde). Compare the inherited doublet cilla, from Old Spanish ciella.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelda/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈselda/
- Rhymes: -elda
- Syllabification: cel‧da
Noun
celda f (plural celdas)
- cell
- prison cell
- Synonym: calabozo
2015 November 23, “Interior alertó del riesgo de suicidio en la celda donde murió un turista”, in El País:"La policía me dijo que mi marido falleció tras ahorcarse con una manta en la celda", recuerda por teléfono la viuda, Catherine Corless, de 28 años.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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