penal
/peˈnal/ · B2 · adj
penalty
⚖️ Latin poena = punishment, as in English penalty and penal code
Spanish penal comes from Latin poenalis, from poena, meaning punishment or fine. The same root gives English pain, penalty and penal code. Stress falls on the last syllable: pe-NAL. As a noun, un penal is a prison or penitentiary.