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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prizɔ̃
"Il a passé dix ans en prison."
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A prison or jail, particularly in South African contexts.
"The notorious criminal was finally sent away to the tronk for a long sentence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Afrikaans, originating from the Dutch word 'tronk' meaning a jail or prison, which itself likely stems from the Germanic root meaning a trunk or block of wood. Historically used in South African English since the 19th century to denote a local prison or lockup.
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prison
Transliteration: prizɔ̃
"Il a passé dix ans en prison."
Gefängnis
Transliteration: ɡəˈfɛŋnɪs
"Er wurde ins Gefängnis gesteckt."
prigione
Transliteration: priˈdʒoːne
"Il ladro è stato mandato in prigione."
cárcel
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.sel
"Lo metieron en la cárcel por robar."
prisão
Transliteration: pɾiˈzɐ̃w
"Ele foi enviado para a prisão."
जेल
Transliteration: jel
"अपराधी को जेल भेज दिया गया।"
监狱
Transliteration: jiānyù
"他被关进了监狱。"
감옥
Transliteration: gamok
"죄인은 감옥에 갇혔다."
刑務所
Transliteration: keimusho
"彼は刑務所に送られました。"
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