"carcere" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkar.t͡ʃe.re/ Forms: carceri [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -artʃere Etymology: From Latin carcerem, from Proto-Italic *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), in the sense of “enclosure”. Cognate to Old Catalan càrcer/carçre, Spanish cárcel and Portuguese cárcere. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|carcer|carcerem}} Latin carcerem, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*karkros}} Proto-Italic *karkros, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*kr-kr-||circular}} Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), {{cog|roa-oca|càrcer}} Old Catalan càrcer, {{cog|es|cárcel}} Spanish cárcel, {{cog|pt|cárcere}} Portuguese cárcere Head templates: {{it-noun|m|+|g2=f|g2_qual=outdated or literary|pl_g=f}} carcere m or (outdated or literary) f (plural carceri f)
  1. (also figurative) jail, prison Tags: also, archaic, feminine, figuratively, literary, masculine Synonyms: prigione, galera, penitenziario, casa di pena [dated], istituto di pena, istituto penitenziario, gabbio [slang], gattabuia
    Sense id: en-carcere-it-noun-pl-jg0gD Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Law enforcement, Prison Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 50 50 Disambiguation of Prison: 100 0
  2. imprisonment Tags: archaic, feminine, literary, masculine Synonyms: detenzione, galera, prigione, prigionia
    Sense id: en-carcere-it-noun-vBt9bjk6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Law enforcement Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "word": "casa di pena"
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          "word": "istituto di pena"
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          "word": "istituto penitenziario"
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          "word": "casa di pena"
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