prigione

== Italian == === Alternative forms === priscione (obsolete), pregione (archaic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /priˈd͡ʒo.ne/ Rhymes: -one Hyphenation: pri‧gió‧ne === Etymology 1 === From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiōnem (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize, grab”). Doublet of prensione. ==== Noun ==== prigione f (plural prigioni) (law enforcement, prison) jail, prison Synonyms: carcere, galera (law enforcement, slang) cooler Synonyms: carcere, detenzione, galera, prigionia (by extension) imprisonment, incarceration, detention ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== prendere preso ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From a metonymic use of the above noun. ==== Noun ==== prigione m (plural prigioni) (obsolete) prisoner, captive Synonyms: carcerato, galeotto, prigioniero === Anagrams === perigoni, pirogeni