azorrague

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic سريقة (surriyaqah). Cognate with Spanish zurriaga and Spanish zurriago.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (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).

References

  1. ^ “azorrague”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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