azote

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) whip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especially when used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh)
2. (countable, masculine) lash (stroke with a whip)
3. (masculine, uncountable) spanking, licking, thrashing (severe beating)
4. (masculine) calamity, scourge (event that causes great trouble and suffering, such as pestilence)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of azotar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of azotar:

azotar

1. (transitive) to whip, flog
2. (transitive, usually) to strike

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Concepts

scourge

whip

lash

cat-o’-nine-tails

spank

spanking

riding crop

horsewhip

plague

Synonyms

látigo

plaga

chicote

latigazo

verdugo

zurriago

calamidad

rejo

desastre

fusta

Translations

Peitsche

Geißel

fouet

fuet

frusta

سوط

fléau

flagello

scudiscio

nerbata

sferza

nerbo

piaga

scudisciata

sferzata

Hyphenated as

a‧zo‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈθote/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: سَوْط

Cognate with Portuguese: açoite

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic السَوْط (as-sawṭ, “whip, cane”). Compare Portuguese açoite.