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FromLatincarcerem, fromProto-Italic*karkros, fromProto-Indo-European*kr-kr-(“circular”), reduplication of*(s)ker-(“to turn, bend”), in the sense of “enclosure”. Cognate toOld Catalancàrcer/carçre,Spanishcárcel andPortuguesecárcere.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.t͡ʃe.re/

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• Rhymes:-artʃere
• Hyphenation:càr‧ce‧re

carcere m or(outdated or literary)f (pluralcarceri f)

1. (also figurative)jail,prison

   Synonyms:prigione,galera,penitenziario,(old-fashioned)casa di pena,istituto di pena,istituto penitenziario,(slang)gabbio,gattabuia

2. imprisonment

   Synonyms:detenzione,galera,prigione,prigionia

• Whereas in the plural the noun cannot be masculine, in the singular its usage as feminine is outdated or literary.

• cercare

carcere m

1. ablativesingular ofcarcer

carcere f (pluralcarceri)

1. obsolete form ofcarceră

• carcere in Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN

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• Rhymes:Italian/artʃere
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