látigo
See also: latigo
Spanish
editEtymology
editPossibly 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
editNoun
editlátigo m (plural látigos)
- whip (pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod, a plaited or braided rope, or a thong)
- Synonym: fusta
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Graupera, Carlos (1972): Nuestra Lengua, Volume 1, p. 38
Further reading
edit- “látigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10