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strappado

Meaningto pull

Common meaning: an old torture by hoisting

Journey through time

  1. Italianstrappare‘to pull’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsto pull → a pullingstrappata‘a pulling’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa pulling → an old torture by hoistingstrappado‘an old torture by hoisting’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Italian strappare ‘to pull’.

Roots

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