açoite

açoitar

to flog, whip, lash

Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/
Etymology

In summary

From earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”). Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.

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