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chicotear.

to whip (to strike with a whip)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(h)]Brazil/ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/Brazil[ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(h)]Brazil

  1. to whip (to strike with a whip)

  2. to chastise

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese chicote Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Portuguese -ear Portuguese chicotear From chicote (“whip”) + -ear.

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