calabozo
Spanish, noun/kalaˈboθo/
calabozo is spelled C-A-L-A-B-O-Z-O (8 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calabozo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dungeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cárcel subterránea donde se encierra a algunos presos”.
What does calabozo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedungeon
- 2
masculineprison, jail
- 3
masculineprison cell
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cárcel subterránea donde se encierra a algunos presos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calabozo
- calabozos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calabozo?
- /kalaˈboθo/
- [ka.laˈβ̞o.θo]
- /kalaˈboso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calabozo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calabozo in Spanish?
calabozo appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).