calaboose
pronunciation
How to pronounce calaboose in British English:
UK ['kæləbu:s]
How to pronounce calaboose in American English:
US ['kæləˌbus]
Word Origin
- calaboose (n.)
- "prison," 1792, American English, from Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo "dungeon," probably from Vulgar Latin *calafodium, from pre-Roman *cala "protected place, den" + Latin fodere "to dig" (see fossil).