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ergastolo.

workhouse for offenders

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/erˈɡas.to.lo/

  1. workhouse for offenders

    Ancient-Rome · error-lua-exec · historical · masculine

  2. life sentence

    error-lua-exec · masculine

  3. the place where a life sentence is served

    broadly · error-lua-exec · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin ergastŭlum (“penitentiary”), from Ancient Greek ἐργαστήριον (ergastḗrion, “workshop”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese ergástulo.

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