From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CALABOOSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CALABOOSE From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 1, 2024
6% BONITO Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty" (6) USA Today Aug 25, 2025
6% JUNG Psychologist's name used in prison (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 24, 2025
6% CON Prisoner, informally (3) (3)
5% GOONIN Words from a doorman (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
5% OMELET Spanish __ (6) LA Times Daily Sep 2, 2025
5% PAROLE Early release from prison (6) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
5% NOUNS Naming words (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 28, 2025
5% ESO That, in Spanish (3) USA Today Aug 28, 2025
5% INT Brainy "Dungeons & Dragons" stat. (3) TV Aug 24, 2025

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