bastonnade

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bastonnade, from Middle French bastonnade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑs.tɔˈnaː.də/
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  • Hyphenation: bas‧ton‧na‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades, diminutive bastonnadetje n)

  1. caning, any beating with a stick
  2. specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bastonnade, from Italian bastonata, Spanish bastonada, or Provençal bastonada. Equivalent to bâton + -ade. Doublet of bâtonnée.

Pronunciation

Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades)

  1. caning, any beating with a stick
  2. specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)

Descendants

  • Dutch: bastonnade

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Middle French

Etymology

From Italian bastonata, Spanish bastonada, or Provençal bastonada.

Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades)

  1. beating (specifically with a rod or stick)

Descendants