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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin equuleus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ecúleo m (plural ecúleos)
- (historical) rack (torture device)
- Synonyms: cavalete, potro
- (figurative) torment, torture
1940, Afonso Schmidt, A vida de Paulo Eiró: seguida de uma collectanea inédita de suas poesias organizada:Pezares!... Entre o féretro e a existencia, esse ecúleo de dores, que contraste!- Grief!... Between the bier and existence, that torment of pain, what a contrast!
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