azorrague

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic سريقة (surriyaqah). Cognate with Spanish zurriaga and Spanish zurriago.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zoˈʁa.ɡi/ [a.zoˈha.ɡi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zoˈʁa.ɡi/ [a.zoˈha.ɡi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.zoˈʁa.ɡi/ [a.zoˈχa.ɡi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zoˈʁa.ɡe/ [a.zoˈha.ɡe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zuˈʁa.ɡɨ/ [ɐ.zuˈʁa.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧zor‧ra‧que

Noun

azorrague m (plural azorragues)

1. scourge (a whip or lash used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification).