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dungeon

nounfeminine/mɐʒˈmoʁɐ/low

mas·mor·ra

Definition

A dark, underground, and often unhealthy prison, typically in a castle or fortress.
The knight was thrown into the castle's dungeon.
Medieval dungeons were dreadful places.
Common collocations
castle dungeondark dungeonto throw into a dungeon

Etymology

Do árabe 'al-matmura' (prisão subterrânea).