açoitamento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

açoutamento

Etymology

From açoitar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.soj.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.soɪ̯.taˈmẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.soj.taˈmẽ.to/ [a.soɪ̯.taˈmẽ.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.soj.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

açoitamento m (plural açoitamentos)

flogging (the act of beating someone or something with a whip)

Further reading

“açoitamento” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“açoitamento” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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