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% OTRO The other Spanish word? (4) The Atlantic Oct 16, 2026
6% CELL Dungeon (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 7, 2026
6% OLE Spanish root word? (3) The Atlantic Sep 4, 2026
6% SLANG Words used informally (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2026
5% EXCON Person released from prison (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 26, 2026
5% BIEN Word in Spanish 101 and French 101 (4) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2026
5% ESO That, in Spanish (3) The New Yorker Mini Oct 22, 2026
5% NEE Word before a maiden name, from the French (3) New York Times Midi Oct 20, 2026
5% PEN Word with "pal" or "name" (3) USA Today Oct 20, 2026

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