hoosegow

n. Slang
A jail.

[Spanish juzgado, tribunal, courtroom, from past participle of juzgar, to judge, from Latin iūdicāre, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge. See judge.]

or hoosgow

(HOOS-gou)

noun
A jail.

Etymology
From Spanish juzgado (court), past participle of juzgar (to judge), from Latin judicare (to judge). Ultimately from Indo-European root deik- (to show or to pronounce solemnly) that is also the source of other words such as judge, verdict, vendetta, revenge, indicate, dictate, and paradigm

Like the word hoosegow there is another slang term for prison that came from Spanish: calaboose, from Spanish calabozo (dungeon).
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Usage
"Throughout 2002 and 2003, the CIA sent Chertoff urgent questions asking whether various 'interrogation protocols' could get their agents sent to the hoosegow." — Chris Floyd; Criminal World; The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); Feb 8, 2005.

"The historic looking hoosegow features a pair of cells complete with iron locks and keys designed by Rose himself." — Timothy Mitchell; From Books to 'Book 'em'; Hamilton Ravalli Republic (Montana); Feb 1, 2005.

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noun

A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal lockup, pen³. Slang big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, joint, jug, pokey¹, slammer, stir². Chiefly Regional calaboose. See free/unfree.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a slang term for a jail
  Synonym: hoosgow

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fængsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
de bak, bajes

Français (French)
n. - taule

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Slang) Gefängnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) φυλακή, στενή

Italiano (Italian)
gattabuia, prigione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prisão (f) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
каталажка

Español (Spanish)
n. - chirona, gayola

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fängelse, arrest, offentlig toalett

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监狱拘留所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監獄拘留所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 형무소, 옥외 변소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ムショ, 屋外便所, 刑務所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮"קלבוש", בית סוהר‬

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