Calaboose Definition

kălə-bo͝os
noun
A prison; jail.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Calaboose

Noun

Singular:
calaboose
Plural:
calabooses

Origin of Calaboose

  • Louisiana French calabouse from Spanish calabozo dungeon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo

    From Wiktionary

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