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:

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

Hyphenated as

a‧zo‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈθote/

Etymology

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