ergástulo
Portuguese, noun/eʁˈɡas.tu.lu/
ergástulo is spelled E-R-G-Á-S-T-U-L-O (9 letters). Ergástulo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “workhouse, labour camp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cárcere, prisão, calabouço, enxovia, masmorra”.
What does ergástulo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineworkhouse, labour camp
- 2
masculineprison
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cárcere, prisão, calabouço, enxovia, masmorra
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ergástulo
- ergástulos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ergástulo?
- Brazil /eʁˈɡas.tu.lu/
- Brazil [eɦˈɡas.tu.lu]
- /eɾˈɡas.tu.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.