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hostigar.

to lash

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ostiˈɡaɾ/[os.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to lash

  2. to harass; to pester

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish fostigar, from Late Latin fūstīgāre, from Latin fūstis. Doublet of fustigar, a borrowing.

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