bastinado

English

noun
Definitions
  • A blow with a stick or cudgel.
  • Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick: a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian bastonada.

Origin

Spanish

bastonada

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