hoos|gow

hoos|gow
hoose|gow or hoos|gow «HOOS gow», noun.
U.S. Slang. a jail; lockup.
╂[American English < Spanish (as pronounced in Mexican Spanish) juzgado court, tribunal, past participle of juzgar to judge < Latin jūdicāre < jūdex a judge]

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  • hoos — hoos·gow; …   English syllables

  • gow — glas·gow; gow·an; gow·any; gow·en; gow·ers s; gow·pen; hoose·gow; lin·lith·gow·shire; lob·by·gow; gow·pen·ful; hoos·gow; lin·lith·gow; …   English syllables

  • hoose|gow — or hoos|gow «HOOS gow», noun. U.S. Slang. a jail; lockup. ╂[American English < Spanish (as pronounced in Mexican Spanish) juzgado court, tribunal, past participle of juzgar to judge < Latin jūdicāre < jūdex a judge] …   Useful english dictionary

  • hoosgow — hoos·gow …   English syllables

  • hoosegow — hoose•gow or hoos•gow [[t]ˈhus gaʊ[/t]] n. Slang. sts a jail • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; < MexSp juzgado jail, Sp: court of justice, orig. ptp. of juzgar to judge …   From formal English to slang

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