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chirona

  • [t͡ʃiˈɾona]

Rhymes with o.na

noun chironas

  1. colloquial Establecimiento destinado al alojamiento de los penados a privación de libertad. Y hubo pesquisas domiciliarias, y hasta metieron en chirona a muchos pobres diablos de los que habían tomado parte en las antiguas rebeldías.

In English

  • nick (slang) police station or prison
  • prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
  • jail place for short-term confinement

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"chirona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chirona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chirona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chirona

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"chirona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chirona.

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@misc{chirona_2026,
  title = {chirona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chirona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}