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Kerker.

dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛrkər/[ˈkɛʁ.kɐ][ˈkɛɐ̯.kɐ]
  1. dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)

    historical · masculine · strong
  2. an aggravated form of prison

    Austria · archaic · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Latin carcer Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin carcerārius Vulgar Latin *carcāriusbor. Proto-West Germanic *karkārī Old High German karkāri Middle High German kerker German Kerker From Middle High German kerker, kerkære, karkære, from Old High German karkāri, karkari, karkeri, from Proto-West Germanic *karkarī, ultimately from Latin carcer. Doublet of Karzer (“arrest cell, especially at a university”), a later borrowing of the same noun.

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