celda

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cella, with the -ld- arising from the effort of pronouncing a double Latin -ll- at the time (cf. rebelde). Compare the inherited doublet cilla, from Old Spanish ciella.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelda/ [ˈθel̪.d̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈselda/ [ˈsel̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -elda
  • Syllabification: cel‧da

Noun

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celda f (plural celdas)

  1. cell
  2. prison cell
    Synonym: calabozo
    • 2015 November 23, “Interior alertó del riesgo de suicidio en la celda donde murió un turista”, in El País[1]:
      "La policía me dijo que mi marido falleció tras ahorcarse con una manta en la celda", recuerda por teléfono la viuda, Catherine Corless, de 28 años.
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  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: selda

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “celda”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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