látigo
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See also: latigo
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲 (*laittug, “lead rope”), from Proto-Germanic *laidtugą (compare Old English lāttēh (“leading rein”)), from *laidijaną (“to lead”) + *tugą (“cord, rope”). Or perhaps from Basque latigoa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
látigo m (plural látigos)
- whip (pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod, a plaited or braided rope, or a thong)
- Synonym: fusta
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References[edit]
- Graupera, Carlos (1972): Nuestra Lengua, Volume 1, p. 38
Further reading[edit]
- “látigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014