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cela.

cell (small room or compartment)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈsɛ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. cell (small room or compartment) room in a prison for containing inmates

    feminine
  2. cell (small room or compartment) room of a monastery

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cela (“cell”), from Latin cella (“small room”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelnā.

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