prisão

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See also: prisaõ

Portuguese

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Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prison, borrowed from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō, from prehendō + -tiō. Doublet of preensão.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
    • Hyphenation: pri‧são

    Noun

    prisão f (plural prisões)

    1. prison
      Synonym: cadeia
    2. arrest
    3. (Madeira) clothes peg
      Synonyms: (Portugal) mola, (Brazil) prendedor, (Brazil) pregador

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Prisong